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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR155.77
|
$1.89
IDR30,646.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR84.82
|
$3.26
IDR53,015.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR17.48
|
$0.55
IDR9,012.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR13.02
|
$0.35
IDR5,762.33
|
|
pay 16.4% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR17.45
|
$1.15
IDR18,618.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR66.07
|
$4.13
IDR67,166.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR76.00
|
$5.06
IDR82,310.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR39.21
|
$1.54
IDR24,991.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR36.95
|
$1.45
IDR23,608.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR12.09
|
$1.16
IDR18,833.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.59
|
$0.61
IDR9,949.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.04
|
$0.83
IDR13,507.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.97
|
$0.55
IDR8,947.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR9.28
|
$0.56
IDR9,121.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.52
|
$0.93
IDR15,124.83
|
|
pay 36.7% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR90.33
|
$3.05
IDR49,527.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR955.83
|
$10.64
IDR172,970.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR368,152.82
|
$23,932.07
IDR389,018,144.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR158.63
|
$3.94
IDR64,077.75
|
|
pay 38.0% less for housing
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR765.05
|
$27.71
IDR450,502.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,824.02
|
$249.00
IDR4,047,508.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR6,090.81
|
$155.92
IDR2,534,512.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,437.44
|
$48.30
IDR785,078.82
|
|
pay 16.2% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,198.12
|
$111.78
IDR1,816,917.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR71,094.18
|
$6,305.88
IDR102,502,658.55
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR38.35
|
$2.59
IDR42,037.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR33.66
|
$1.73
IDR28,079.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR50.41
|
$2.18
IDR35,512.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR536.52
|
$25.20
IDR409,613.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR111.59
|
$3.00
IDR48,805.09
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR840.66
|
$41.19
IDR669,502.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR567.60
|
$26.77
IDR435,216.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,531.41
|
$64.33
IDR1,045,680.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,450.16
|
$66.42
IDR1,079,623.62
|
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