Jakarta vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$375	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$332
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	36
😀 Quality of life	63	48
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.47M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 11% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6641st and 7016th ($757 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 4600th and 6308th 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	$2.3	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$5845

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670