Jakarta vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$365
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$679
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
77
16
😀 Quality of life
65
18
🏙️ Population
10.6M
519K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 34% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6708th and 8241st ($718 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Lesotho, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 4403rd and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$710

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$545
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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603