Dhaka vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$118	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$548
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	54	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	10.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8899th and 6882nd ($430 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5971st and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Jakarta

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	Dhaka	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8860

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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