Jakarta vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$365
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$946
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$335
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$2275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.52M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 33% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6708th and 4822nd ($718 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 106th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 2.1 months in Kobe. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kobe ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4403rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Kobe

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Jakarta Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$3.36
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$906
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$9012

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$545
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$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
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1006
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1060
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1058
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$993
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1006
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1005
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$995
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$977
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$972
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$996
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1006
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1116
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1000
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$996
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$997
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$997
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1103
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$995
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1284
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1012
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$994
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$994
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1069
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$990
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1105
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$995
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1024
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1048
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$997
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$998
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$995
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1103
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$993
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1015