Johannesburg vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$441	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	52
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	4.43M	686K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 7% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5539th and 5882nd ($993 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 732nd in South Africa and Japan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 5667th and 271st 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	$9.65	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$8368

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083