Columbus vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
77
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
906K
10.6M

The cost of living in Columbus is 198% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1248th and 6641st ($2252 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 242nd and 4600th 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
$19.9
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.97
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$9494

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$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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