Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 33.4% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Japan, you would:
pay 15.7% less for restaurants
Japan
|
South Africa
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 53.1% less for groceries
Japan
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 33.3% less for transportation
Japan
|
South Africa
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Japan
|
South Africa
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Japan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
South Africa
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Japan
|
South Africa
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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