Dresden vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$755
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$370
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
89
67
🏙️ Population
566K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 122% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3768th and 7091st ($1555 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 0.5 months in Jakarta. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 263rd and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$8840

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$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