Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 5.3% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
|
pay 44.0% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
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