Hong Kong vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
77
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
7.41M
10.6M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 264% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 503rd and 6708th ($2614 vs $718) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 168th and 4403rd 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
$7.92
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$8517

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

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