Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

South Africa vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 55.8% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in South Africa
Housing: pay 64.8% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 21.4% more in South Africa

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and childcare in South Africa are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in South Africa.

South Africa vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,086.92	$8.97 ZAR163.75	+402.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,764.35	$4.77 ZAR87.07	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,262.98	$0.95 ZAR17.42	+51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,734.19	$0.74 ZAR13.52	+79.4%
Average			+145.3%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Indonesia	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,252.02	$0.99 ZAR18.08	-20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,987.50	$3.67 ZAR67.07	-19.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,646.50	$4.20 ZAR76.63	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,435.72	$2.23 ZAR40.65	+37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,945.38	$2.03 ZAR37.02	+44.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,114.92	$0.68 ZAR12.35	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,102.70	$0.62 ZAR11.27	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,236.19	$0.64 ZAR11.72	-20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,857.02	$0.70 ZAR12.75	+28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,161.37	$0.55 ZAR10.10	-1.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,059.60	$0.61 ZAR11.11	-34.1%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,531.37	$4.99 ZAR91.05	+60.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR197,364.06	$52.31 ZAR954.75	+332.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR394,072,264.59	$20,607.77 ZAR376,121.01	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR63,313.25	$8.55 ZAR156.03	+120.1%
Average			+124.5%

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pay 64.8% more for housing

	Indonesia	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR434,631.91	$41.37 ZAR755.05	+55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,553,030.86	$382.55 ZAR6,982.15	+37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,676,012.97	$326.35 ZAR5,956.30	+98.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR778,882.78	$80.40 ZAR1,467.38	+68.3%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Indonesia	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,830,100.54	$174.12 ZAR3,177.87	+55.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,797,427.63	$4,033.53 ZAR73,617.60	-33.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,717.07	$2.11 ZAR38.47	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,920.98	$1.88 ZAR34.36	+9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,464.79	$2.90 ZAR53.01	+33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR435,568.33	$29.50 ZAR538.43	+10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,456.00	$6.62 ZAR120.84	+109.7%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 21.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR684,301.96	$47.72 ZAR870.87	+13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR456,139.38	$32.06 ZAR585.12	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,114,662.14	$90.39 ZAR1,649.73	+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,061,704.84	$81.37 ZAR1,485.06	+24.9%
Average			+21.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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