Jakarta vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$701
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$2821
🏠 One person rent
$343
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$848
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$1696
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
91
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.52M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 37% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4793rd ($701 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 127th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 4292nd and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.68
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8860
$16179

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$558
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$513
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$492
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$563
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$488
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$500
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$545
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$521
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$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
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$421
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$417
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$408
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$395
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$417
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$458
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$486
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
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$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

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$1049
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$1127
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1158
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$1072
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$1111
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1057
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1062
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1072
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1056
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1063
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1045
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1073
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1242
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1057
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1059
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1051
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1146
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1074
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1302
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1065
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1110
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1059
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1062
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$1117
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1059
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1142
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1049
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1101
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1076
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1084
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$1156
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$1136
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$1106
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$1046
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$1079