Jakarta vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jakarta	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$699	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1692	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$324	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$3017
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	80	78
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	11.1M	936K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 71% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7091st and 950th ($699 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and Israel, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 4721st and 351st 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	$2.95	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.46	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$970	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8840	$23696

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850