Jakarta vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$587
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1571
🏠 One person rent	$343	$251
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$51.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$275
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	80	13
😀 Quality of life	65	20
🏙️ Population	10.6M	989K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 19% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6882nd and 7807th ($701 vs $587) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Malawi, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Malawi comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.5 months in Lilongwe. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Lilongwe ranked 4th in Malawi, while ranked 4292nd and 8847th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Lilongwe

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	Jakarta	Lilongwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$10555
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$2.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$2351

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$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
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688