Johannesburg vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$487	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	4.43M	3.01M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 93% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5069th and 8199th ($1079 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5446th and 4937th 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	$9.91	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$5075

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515