Foshan vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$156
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
95
77
😀 Quality of life
73
65
🏙️ Population
9.5M
10.6M

The cost of living in Foshan is 20% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7900th and 6708th ($575 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1721st and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$8517

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$816
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$618
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$1565
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$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
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$2614
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$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
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$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
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$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
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$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
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$393
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$573
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$480
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$512
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$547
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$493
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$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
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$570
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$403
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$450
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$427
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$457
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$383
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$476
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$440
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$493
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$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
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$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
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$459
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$403
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$522
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$383
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$454
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$469
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$444
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$442
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