Jakarta vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$315
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$152
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
63
😀 Quality of life
70
54
🏙️ Population
11.1M
14.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 58% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7328th and 8914th ($684 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Pakistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4224th and 6414th 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
$2.54
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$1646

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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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561