Jakarta vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2619
🏠 One person rent
$365
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1088
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
65
84
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.73M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 23% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6708th and 5786th ($718 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Kaohsiung. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4403rd and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Kaohsiung

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Jakarta Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.08
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$62.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$94.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$4824
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$54.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$96.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$12618

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$545
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655