Jakarta vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2650
🏠 One person rent
$375
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
81
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.73M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 19% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 6641st and 6046th ($757 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4600th and 389th 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
$3.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$93.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
2.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$4772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2838
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$9.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$53.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$348
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$12438

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643