Jakarta vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$343	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$245
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	76
😀 Quality of life	65	55
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.59M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 5% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6734th ($701 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Iran, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 4292nd and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Karaj

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	Jakarta	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$823

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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 Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554