Jakarta vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$375
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
28
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
10.6M
846K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 71% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6641st and 8885th ($757 vs $443) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4600th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$4063

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16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330