Boston vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$449
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
81
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
676K
11.1M

The cost of living in Boston is 487% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 27th and 7756th ($3680 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 4th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 105th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Jakarta

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Boston Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$7460

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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