Cape Town vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$603
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
77
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
3.78M
10.6M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 48% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4849th and 6641st ($1120 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5407th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$9494

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549