Essen vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$681
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$582
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
585K
10.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 102% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3595th and 6641st ($1525 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st 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 Essen compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 31st and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$3.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$9494

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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