Cost of living comparison

South Africa

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Japan

Nagoya vs. Johannesburg Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 30.8% more expensive than Johannesburg.

Restaurants: pay 9.1% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 91.3% more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 6.6% more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% more in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Nagoya

The cost of childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Nagoya are more expensive than in Johannesburg. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Nagoya. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

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Nagoya vs. Johannesburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Johannesburg, you would:

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pay 9.1% less for restaurants

	Johannesburg	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.47 ZAR188.63	$6.68 ¥1,086	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.93 ZAR81.11	$5.35 ¥868	+8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 ZAR17.46	$1.14 ¥185	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR13.74	$0.75 ¥122	-10.1%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 91.3% more for groceries

	Johannesburg	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 ZAR18.21	$1.46 ¥237	+31.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 ZAR70.95	$4.86 ¥789	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 ZAR77.85	$6.11 ¥993	+29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 ZAR39.00	$2.21 ¥359	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 ZAR37.89	$3.09 ¥502	+34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ZAR12.89	$2.75 ¥447	+250.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR11.77	$1.36 ¥222	+90.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR11.80	$1.76 ¥286	+145.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ZAR13.12	$2.64 ¥428	+230.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR10.83	$1.48 ¥240	+124.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR11.57	$1.14 ¥186	+62.6%
Average			+91.3%

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Johannesburg	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 ZAR79.54	$4.43 ¥720	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$86.04 ZAR1,414.69	$53.46 ¥8,684	-37.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,943.68 ZAR377K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.24 ZAR184.85	$24.99 ¥4,060	+122.3%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 6.6% more for housing

	Johannesburg	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 ZAR684.54	$32.74 ¥5,319	-21.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.32 ZAR7,141.37	$573.57 ¥93,175	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.92 ZAR6,263.23	$395.38 ¥64,227	+3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.21 ZAR1,549.04	$105.54 ¥17,144	+12.0%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Johannesburg	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$218.24 ZAR3,588.38	$461.83 ¥75,023	+111.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,560.97 ZAR91,436.33	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+96.3%
Average			+103.9%

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Johannesburg	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ZAR42.44	$2.00 ¥326	-22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 ZAR36.87	$2.79 ¥454	+24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.15 ZAR51.87	$3.34 ¥543	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.07 ZAR576.59	$53.90 ¥8,757	+53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.31 ZAR120.25	$12.03 ¥1,954	+64.5%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Johannesburg	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.86 ZAR885.64	$44.33 ¥7,201	-17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.32 ZAR679.48	$30.91 ¥5,021	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.73 ZAR1,524.72	$50.12 ¥8,141	-46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.91 ZAR1,363.18	$88.54 ¥14,383	+6.8%
Average			-20.5%

Johannesburg vs. Nagoya - Cost of clothing

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