Johannesburg vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$441	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.24M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 78% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 5539th and 8142nd ($993 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in South Africa and Indonesia, respectively. Check South Africa vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 5667th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Tangerang

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	Johannesburg	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$7618

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430