Abu Dhabi vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$521
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
77
😀 Quality of life
82
65
🏙️ Population
1.48M
10.6M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 170% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1938th and 6708th ($1936 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 369th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8517

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$1673
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$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511