Jakarta vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$315
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.72M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 32% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7328th and 5666th ($684 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4224th and 364th 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
$2.54
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$11481

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$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610