Jakarta vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$343	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$993
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	80	1
😀 Quality of life	65	34
🏙️ Population	10.6M	30K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 53% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 6882nd and 3483rd ($701 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 4292nd and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Majuro

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	Jakarta	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192