Frankfurt vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$521
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
77
😀 Quality of life
94
65
🏙️ Population
759K
10.6M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 165% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2040th and 6708th ($1902 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 38th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Jakarta

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Frankfurt Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$8517

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$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
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511