Columbus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$346
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
92
70
🏙️ Population
906K
11.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 211% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1686th and 7328th ($2127 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 96th and 4224th 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
$18.3
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$8171

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$2080
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$2048
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$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495