Dhaka vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$121	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$582
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	77
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	16.8M	10.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 43% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8916th and 6641st ($428 vs $757) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5968th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$9494

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Jakarta

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