Jakarta vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$375
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$3299
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
10.6M
548K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 65% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6641st and 1500th ($757 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 53rd 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4600th and 76th 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
$2.3
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$17390

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$577
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$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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4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761