Cologne vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$947
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$548
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
80
😀 Quality of life
96
65
🏙️ Population
1.09M
10.6M

The cost of living in Cologne is 149% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2551st and 6882nd ($1744 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 12th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$8860

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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