Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 16.5% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$1.89
IDR30,098.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$3.26
IDR52,068.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.55
IDR8,851.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.35
IDR5,659.31
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.15
IDR18,285.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$4.13
IDR65,965.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$5.06
IDR80,838.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.54
IDR24,544.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$1.45
IDR23,186.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.16
IDR18,497.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.61
IDR9,771.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.83
IDR13,266.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.56
IDR8,958.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.93
IDR14,854.44
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$3.05
IDR48,641.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$10.64
IDR169,878.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$23,932.07
IDR382,063,485.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$3.94
IDR62,932.21
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$27.71
IDR442,448.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$249.00
IDR3,975,149.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$155.92
IDR2,489,201.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$48.30
IDR771,043.60
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$111.78
IDR1,784,435.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$6,305.88
IDR100,670,170.74
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$2.59
IDR41,285.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.73
IDR27,577.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$2.18
IDR34,878.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$25.20
IDR402,290.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$3.00
IDR47,932.57
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$41.19
IDR657,533.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$26.77
IDR427,435.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$64.33
IDR1,026,986.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$66.42
IDR1,060,322.68
|
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