Charlotte vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Charlotte Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2423
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5566
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$1475
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$2428
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$625
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4235
$370
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
68
80
😀 Quality of life
90
67
🏙️ Population
875K
11.1M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 246% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 986th and 7091st ($2423 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th 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 Charlotte compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 234th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Charlotte Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.28
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$5.03
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1574
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1243
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.3
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3607
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.18
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.4
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.3
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.11
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.63
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.9
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1305
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24711
$8840

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$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013

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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