Dresden vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$729
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
77
😀 Quality of life
89
63
🏙️ Population
563K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 93% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3857th and 6641st ($1462 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 203rd and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$9494

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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