Jakarta vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$343	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$1383
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	72
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	10.6M	4.43M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 29% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6882nd and 5539th ($701 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4292nd and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jakarta	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$5271

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

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