Chennai vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$152	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	78	80
😀 Quality of life	66	65
🏙️ Population	6.6M	10.6M

The cost of living in Chennai is 39% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8897th and 6882nd ($430 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 4th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 4021st and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Jakarta

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	Chennai	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$8860

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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