Dongguan vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$259
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
67
81
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
10.5M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 3% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7469th and 7328th ($666 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3662nd and 4224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Jakarta

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Dongguan Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.36
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$8171

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$807
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$943
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$832
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$807
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$896
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$760
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$589
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$816
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$769
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$464
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$673
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$465
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$602
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$730
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$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
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$814
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$738
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$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
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$533
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$696
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$638
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$609
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$587
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$536
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$556
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$391
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$609
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$467
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$488
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$551
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$487
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$502
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$536
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$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
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$417
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$478
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$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
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$474
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$499
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$424
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$405
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$445
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$388
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$405
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$439
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$445
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$438
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$456
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$453
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$439
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$439
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$419
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$408
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$549
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$379
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$459
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$476
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