Johannesburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$403
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 12% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5921st and 5135th ($908 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 282nd in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5184th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Sendai

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Johannesburg Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$6030

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011