Jakarta vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$343	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$333
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	37
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.47M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 5% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6726th ($701 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Indonesia and Zambia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4292nd and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Lusaka

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	Jakarta	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675