Jakarta vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$3020
🏠 One person rent
$315
$724
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1242
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$2278
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
45
😀 Quality of life
70
76
🏙️ Population
11.1M
298K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 48% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7328th and 4555th ($684 vs $1309) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 4224th and 1317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Manama

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Jakarta Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$6.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$789
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
7.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$2317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$36.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$32.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$10032

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$536
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$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1192
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1109
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$931
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1037
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$823
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1923
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2014
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$465
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$489
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$545
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$523
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$565
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1632
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$541
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1461
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$707
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2420
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$492
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1473
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$711
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2183
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$487
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$556
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$551
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1457
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1214
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545