Cost of living comparison

Jakarta, Indonesia

compared to

Pretoria, South Africa

Pretoria vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 41.2% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 21.4% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 10.1% less in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.5% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 1.7% more in Pretoria

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Pretoria are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including groceries and childcare are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

Pretoria vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,376.97	$8.52 ZAR155.50	+181.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,614.06	$4.68 ZAR85.47	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,136.92	$1.01 ZAR18.40	+62.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,759.98	$0.81 ZAR14.82	+129.8%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,820.99	$1.07 ZAR19.60	-11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,807.64	$3.70 ZAR67.47	+6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR88,038.92	$4.91 ZAR89.67	-9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,814.04	$2.35 ZAR42.84	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,452.09	$2.08 ZAR37.90	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,520.05	$0.69 ZAR12.60	-50.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,070.83	$0.68 ZAR12.50	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,221.74	$0.73 ZAR13.24	-31.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,252.74	$0.75 ZAR13.75	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR13,009.57	$0.64 ZAR11.68	-19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,416.67	$0.58 ZAR10.64	-53.5%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,753.51	$5.05 ZAR92.26	+56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR207,903.02	$65.32 ZAR1,192.18	+412.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR415,806,039.51	$19,084.78 ZAR348,324.28	-25.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,950.83	$8.78 ZAR160.17	+165.1%
Average			+152.1%

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pay 21.4% more for housing

	Jakarta	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR464,327.92	$39.13 ZAR714.21	+37.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,328,581.45	$416.34 ZAR7,598.86	-7.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,262,011.90	$379.25 ZAR6,921.83	+45.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,270,351.46	$86.03 ZAR1,570.16	+10.4%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 10.1% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,772,040.26	$216.65 ZAR3,954.19	+27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR149,274,807.58	$4,800.41 ZAR87,614.22	-47.6%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,383.03	$2.39 ZAR43.54	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,822.36	$2.00 ZAR36.43	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,699.15	$2.95 ZAR53.91	+7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR476,886.51	$34.21 ZAR624.39	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,975.75	$7.81 ZAR142.54	+144.9%
Average			+32.5%

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pay 1.7% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR921,570.08	$49.09 ZAR895.90	-13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR562,283.17	$34.65 ZAR632.37	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,424,101.03	$92.30 ZAR1,684.60	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,408,070.45	$98.31 ZAR1,794.25	+13.8%
Average			+1.7%

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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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