Jakarta vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$343	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	80	16
😀 Quality of life	65	38
🏙️ Population	10.6M	60.7K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 25% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8102nd ($701 vs $562) 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 4292nd and 7231st 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	$2.68	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$4495

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624