Jakarta vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$324
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
46
😀 Quality of life
67
77
🏙️ Population
11.1M
298K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 43% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7091st and 4625th ($699 vs $1237) 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 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4721st and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.46
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$970
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.8
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.58
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8840
$8943

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$567
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534