Jakarta vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jakarta	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$699	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1692	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$324	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$4411
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	94
😀 Quality of life	67	78
🏙️ Population	11.1M	467K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 75% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7091st and 327th ($699 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 273rd 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 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 4721st and 982nd 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	$2.95	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.46	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$970	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8840	$19997

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821