Columbus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2140
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5154
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$1207
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2066
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$667
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3790
$449
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
73
81
😀 Quality of life
88
71
🏙️ Population
906K
11.1M

The cost of living in Columbus is 241% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1634th and 7756th ($2140 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 266th and 3291st 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
$20.9
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1354
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$919
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1698
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.08%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3423
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1817
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.7
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.03
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.5
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.99
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.09
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.1
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1464
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$7460

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8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477