Beirut vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$605
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$548
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
63
65
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 79% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4326th and 6882nd ($1255 vs $701) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4772nd and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$8860

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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