Chongqing vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$226
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
77
😀 Quality of life
72
63
🏙️ Population
32.1M
10.6M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 12% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7185th and 6641st ($662 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1966th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Jakarta

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Chongqing Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$9494

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$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549