Jakarta vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1746
🏠 One person rent
$375
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$617
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$29.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$251
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
76
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.59M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 2% more expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 6641st and 6711th ($757 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 4600th and 5889th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$13
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.5
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$8.41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$6.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$2.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$0.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$20.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$886

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559