Depok vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Depok	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$419	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1165	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$109	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$220	$574
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.2	$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$1724
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	80	62
😀 Quality of life	60	39
🏙️ Population	2.33M	1.27M

The cost of living in Depok is 57% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8938th and 5883rd ($419 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Depok ranked 3rd best city to live in Indonesia vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 5239th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Depok vs Soweto

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	Depok	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.5	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.28	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2
🥤 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	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$44.3	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$132	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.53%	11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1311	$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$915	$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.92	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.19	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.3	$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9047	$4830

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$874
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$997
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$717
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$822
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$838
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$696
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$909
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$848
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$819
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$788
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$841
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$774
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$809
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$692
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$718
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$690
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$654
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$623
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$791
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$627
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$459
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$581
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$859
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$554
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$600
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$1003
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1116
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$834
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$585
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045