Dresden vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1926
🏠 One person rent
$684
$343
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$832
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$548
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
80
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
566K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 100% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6882nd ($1402 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 217th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$8860

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1341
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1352
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1325
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1202
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1309
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1048
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1278
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$880
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1420
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1314
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
61 km or 38 mi Most
$942
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1187
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1092
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1033
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1222
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1310
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1216
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1419

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$518
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$385
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$558
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$513
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$492
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$563
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$488
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$545
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$521
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$432
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$490
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$480
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$493
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$421
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$417
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$408
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$395
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$417
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$458
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$486
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$500
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$464
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$453
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$458
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$505
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$410
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$365
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$510
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$614
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$427
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$430
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$506