Amsterdam vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	921K	10.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 278% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 252nd and 6641st ($2859 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 25th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Jakarta

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	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$9494

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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