Jakarta vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$2294
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	98
😀 Quality of life	65	90
🏙️ Population	10.6M	3.42M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 61% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6882nd and 2443rd ($701 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Spain, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4292nd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Madrid

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	Jakarta	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522