Alexandria vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	77
😀 Quality of life	48	63
🏙️ Population	4.87M	10.6M

The cost of living in Alexandria is 59% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 9207th and 6641st ($310 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 4th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6328th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Jakarta

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	Alexandria	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$9494

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549