Hong Kong vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
77
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
7.41M
10.6M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 264% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 379th and 6641st ($2753 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 205th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Jakarta

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Hong Kong Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$9494

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549