Jakarta vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$701
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$343
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$2298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
10.6M
298K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 45% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4263rd ($701 vs $1280) 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 1.8 months in Manama. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4292nd and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.68
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8860
$9896

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514