Dubai vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$449
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
81
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.94M
11.1M

The cost of living in Dubai is 294% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 947th and 7756th ($2470 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 184th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Jakarta

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Dubai Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$7460

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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