Johannesburg vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$1319
🏠 One person rent	$522	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$385
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	73	83
😀 Quality of life	65	52
🏙️ Population	4.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 119% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4839th and 8492nd ($1171 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in South Tangerang. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs South Tangerang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5190th and 6544th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs South Tangerang

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	Johannesburg	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$830
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$1.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$16.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$123
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$7419

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$609
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$684
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$391
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$556
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$467
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$551
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$487
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$502
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$536
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$417
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$515
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$478
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$470
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$474
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$499
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$424
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$405
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$445
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$456
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$453
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$439
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$439
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$419
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$408
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$379
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$459
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$476
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$411
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$419
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495