Johannesburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$522
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$1272
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
73
73
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 16% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4839th and 5585th ($1171 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 415th in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 5190th and 2145th 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
$11.5
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$3.84
 Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$5002

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022