Guangzhou vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$333
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
77
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
18.7M
10.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 3% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6607th and 6708th ($742 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 955th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8517

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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