Jakarta vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1077
🏠 One person rent	$343	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$238
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	80	28
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	10.6M	846K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 67% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8918th ($701 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Nepal, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4292nd and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Kathmandu

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	Jakarta	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$3409

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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 Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361