Beirut vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$641
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
81
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
11.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 130% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4177th and 7756th ($1441 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Indonesia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5483rd and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Jakarta

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Beirut Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$7460

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477