Bangalore vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$219	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	80
😀 Quality of life	68	65
🏙️ Population	12.3M	10.6M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 24% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8398th and 6882nd ($533 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3159th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Jakarta

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	Bangalore	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$8860

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506