Beirut vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$555
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
77
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4691st and 6641st ($1165 vs $757) 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 4996th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$9494

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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