Dhaka vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1920
🏠 One person rent	$106	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$521
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	77
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	10.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 36% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8745th and 6708th ($456 vs $718) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5727th and 4403rd 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	$2.5	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$8517

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$552
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$393
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$573
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$512
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$547
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$493
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$512
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$495
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$422
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$426
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$479
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$570
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$403
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$383
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$440
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$521
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$439
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$427
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$479
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$459
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$403
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$522
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$383
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$454
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$469
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$444
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$442
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511