Depok vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Depok	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1165	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$109	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$220	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	60	58
🏙️ Population	2.33M	4.43M

The cost of living in Depok is 61% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8938th and 5069th ($419 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 3rd in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Depok compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Depok ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5239th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Depok vs Johannesburg

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	Depok	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.5	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.28	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$69.9	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$44.3	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$132	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1311	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.92	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9047	$5865

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Cities near Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$757
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$553
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$541
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$605
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$596
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$524
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$530
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$522
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$571
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$551
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$517
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$438
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$512
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$508
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$447
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$441
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$420
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$434
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$507
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$487
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$470
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$512
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$499
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$427
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$558
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$388
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$495
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$518
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$458
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$459
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

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