Jakarta vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$375	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$761
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	16
😀 Quality of life	63	38
🏙️ Population	10.6M	60.7K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 21% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6641st and 7532nd ($757 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Eswatini, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 4600th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Mbabane

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	Jakarta	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$5172

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$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

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585