Jakarta vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2465
🏠 One person rent
$365
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1784
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
77
41
😀 Quality of life
65
54
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.68M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 30% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6708th and 5103rd ($718 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4403rd and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$4708

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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
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1100
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$938
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1361
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$892
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$844
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$920
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$923
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$860
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$1047
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$466
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$467
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$467
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$1013
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$498
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$996
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$466
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1095
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$1061
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$280
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1642
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$523
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$467
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1000
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$404
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$800
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$466
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$434
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$443
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$470
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$440
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$959
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$481
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$854
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$625
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$490