Jakarta vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$442
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1064
🏠 One person rent	$343	$188
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$147
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$64.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$179
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	63
😀 Quality of life	65	50
🏙️ Population	10.6M	14.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 59% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8872nd ($701 vs $442) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 4292nd and 6253rd 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	$2.68	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$12
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$97.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$197
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$545
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$8.21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$50.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$1405

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552