Guangzhou vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$354
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
74
70
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.1M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 14% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6835th and 7328th ($782 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 2285th and 4224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Jakarta

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Guangzhou Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$8171

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495