Jakarta vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$375
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$2207
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
10.6M
298K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 40% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6641st and 4400th ($757 vs $1267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Bahrain, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4600th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$10026

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520