Jakarta vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$285
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1504
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
80
😀 Quality of life
71
88
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.71M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 35% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7756th and 5770th ($627 vs $971) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3291st and 281st 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
$2.19
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$13326

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$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617