Dongguan vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$263
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$370
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
69
80
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 5% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7341st and 7091st ($662 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3389th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dongguan Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$8840

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$758
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$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502