Jakarta vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$4974
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1185
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$2358
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	77	77
😀 Quality of life	63	84
🏙️ Population	10.6M	936K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 63% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6641st and 1770th ($757 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Indonesia and Israel, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 4600th and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Jerusalem

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	Jakarta	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$8.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$2790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1935
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	5.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$12822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$8413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$86.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$91.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$859
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$11066

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671