Jakarta vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$285
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1337
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
23
😀 Quality of life
71
69
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.41M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 46% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 7756th and 4843rd ($627 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3291st and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Medina

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Jakarta Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$5520

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$516
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$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077