Dortmund vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$648
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
77
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
587K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 95% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6708th ($1401 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 764th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$8517

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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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