Charlotte vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$548
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	80
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	875K	10.6M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 260% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 761st and 6882nd ($2528 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 252nd and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Jakarta

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	Charlotte	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$8860

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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