Depok vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Depok	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$385	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1071	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$99.6	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$202	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.8	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$448	$1383
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	82	72
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	2.33M	4.43M

The cost of living in Depok is 61% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8995th and 5539th ($385 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 4th in Indonesia and South Africa, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Depok compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Depok ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4767th and 5667th 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	$1.35	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.04	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.49	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$64.6	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$41.2	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$121	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.7	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.08%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$760	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.09	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.84	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.54	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.92	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.49	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7606	$5271

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Cities near Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$701
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$513
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$518
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$558
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$563
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$492
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$500
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$488
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$545
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$521
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$432
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$480
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$474
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$471
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$421
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$395
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$417
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$486
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$453
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$505
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$458
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$410
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$365
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$510
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$614
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$427
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$430
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003