Jakarta vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$2742
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
65
91
🏙️ Population
10.6M
548K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6708th and 1798th ($718 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 57th in Indonesia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4403rd and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Manchester

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Jakarta Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$6.11
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$13845

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629