Jakarta vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$285
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
63
😀 Quality of life
71
54
🏙️ Population
11.1M
14.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 49% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7756th and 8923rd ($627 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 0.3 months in Karachi. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 3291st and 6375th 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
$2.19
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$1476

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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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525