Johannesburg vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$403	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	61	62
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.89M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 74% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5921st and 8350th ($908 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5184th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Surabaya

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	Johannesburg	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$5424

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506