Jakarta vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1449
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$375	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1289
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$2807
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	10.6M	616K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 48% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6641st and 3925th ($757 vs $1449) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 535th in Indonesia and Germany, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Leipzig ranked 16th in Germany, while ranked 4600th and 80th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jakarta	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$56.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$4.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$965
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$4637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$8.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$86.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$87.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$10026

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1406
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1347
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1349
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1360
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1320
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1342
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1365
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1273
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1365
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1345
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1384
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1170
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1306
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1210
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1261
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1376
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1330
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1191
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1228
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1393
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1095
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1306
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1231
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1387
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1379
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1354
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1386
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1211
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1215
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1387
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1367
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1386
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1413
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261