Johannesburg vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$487	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$1854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	53
😀 Quality of life	58	69
🏙️ Population	4.43M	686K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 9% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5069th and 5761st ($1079 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 722nd 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 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 5446th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Shizuoka

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	Johannesburg	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$21319

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103