Johannesburg vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$487	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$2514
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	69
😀 Quality of life	58	73
🏙️ Population	4.43M	518K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 3% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5069th and 5301st ($1079 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 409th 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 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 5446th and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Utsunomiya

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	Johannesburg	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036