Jakarta vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$995
🏠 One person rent
$365
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
63
😀 Quality of life
65
53
🏙️ Population
10.6M
14.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 72% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6708th and 8902nd ($718 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 4403rd and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Karachi

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Jakarta Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$1093

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546