Jakarta vs Lilongwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jakarta	Lilongwe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$367
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1920	$904
🏠 One person rent	$365	$147
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$237
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$141
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$42.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$521	$306
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	77	13
😀 Quality of life	65	26
🏙️ Population	10.6M	989K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 96% more expensive than in Lilongwe. Cities ranked 6708th and 9038th ($718 vs $367) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.8 months in Lilongwe. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Lilongwe ranked 2nd in Malawi, while ranked 4403rd and 8741st 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	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$2.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$75.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$10.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$16.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.92%	14.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$9504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$8.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$7.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$3.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$0.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.3	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$0.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$0.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$3.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$1.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$25
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8517	$1424

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$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

Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$332
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$332
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$326
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$337
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$363
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$970
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$338
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$327
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1176
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$957
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$761
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$992
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$457
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$645
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1210
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$993
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1165
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$777
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1121
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1238
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1236
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$689
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1107
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1014
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$691
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1144
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$722
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1127
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$837
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$795
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$953
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$777
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$581
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$600
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$734