Johannesburg vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1082
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2560
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$485
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$206
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1614
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
74
72
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
4.43M
1.06M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 1% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5031st and 5094th ($1082 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5648th and 242nd 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
$10.1
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.18
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$824
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$632
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.57%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$741
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.21
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.34
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.19
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.86
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.2
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5503
$5899

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$984
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$890
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$984
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$826
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$740
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$892
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$975
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$706
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$875
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$940
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$731
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$838
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$830
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$762
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$808
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$762
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$833
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$637
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$668
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$637
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$599
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$827
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$607
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$469
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$650
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$698
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$598
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$514
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$861
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$908
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$536
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$915
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$892
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$587
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$915

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013