Columbus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	80
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	906K	10.6M

The cost of living in Columbus is 206% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1476th and 6882nd ($2145 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 249th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Jakarta

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	Columbus	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$8860

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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