Jakarta vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$985
🏠 One person rent	$343	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$441
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	80	62
😀 Quality of life	65	52
🏙️ Population	10.6M	3.38M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 92% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6882nd and 9042nd ($701 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 56th in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 4292nd and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Lucknow

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	Jakarta	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292