Jakarta vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$4536
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	94
😀 Quality of life	65	76
🏙️ Population	10.6M	467K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 75% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6882nd and 379th ($701 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 339th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 4292nd and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Long Beach

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	Jakarta	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683