Dubai vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$582
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
64
77
😀 Quality of life
86
63
🏙️ Population
3.33M
10.6M

The cost of living in Dubai is 205% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1098th and 6641st ($2309 vs $757) 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 306th and 4600th 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
$10.5
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$9494

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Jakarta

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