Bangkok vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2857
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$416
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1154
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$753
$548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
89
80
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
5.68M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 34% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6882nd ($941 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1221st and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Jakarta

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Bangkok Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.97
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.91
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1879
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$853
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.06%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5781
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.19
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.46
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.63
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.38
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$53
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$579
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13301
$8860

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$717
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$753
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$715
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$595
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$641
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$743
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$739
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$781
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$752
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$656
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$685
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$576
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$639
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$677
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$573
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$537
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$644
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$568
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$777
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$569
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$610
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$543
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$755
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$705
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$545
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1163
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$563
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$596
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$836
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$519
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$513
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$705
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$721
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$691
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$650

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