Dresden vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$637
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$449
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
81
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
566K
11.1M

The cost of living in Dresden is 131% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4158th and 7756th ($1448 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Dresden ranked 17th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 96th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Jakarta

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Dresden Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$7460

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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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