Jakarta vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$365
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
28
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
10.6M
846K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 58% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6708th and 8752nd ($718 vs $455) 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 0.7 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 4403rd and 6452nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.62
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$9.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$3189

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328