Dortmund vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$675
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$449
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
94
81
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
595K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 136% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4048th and 7756th ($1482 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 625th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Jakarta

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Dortmund Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$7460

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477