Boston vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$370
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
80
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
676K
11.1M

The cost of living in Boston is 422% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 27th and 7091st ($3652 vs $699) 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 0.5 months in Jakarta. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 71st and 4721st 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
$22
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$8840

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502