Jakarta vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$375	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$1695
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	63	58
🏙️ Population	10.6M	4.43M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 30% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6641st and 5069th ($757 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4600th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Johannesburg

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	Jakarta	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$5865

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Cities near Jakarta

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

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