Essen vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1692
🏠 One person rent
$666
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$370
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
96
67
🏙️ Population
587K
11.1M

The cost of living in Essen is 117% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7091st ($1516 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 24th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$3.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$8840

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502