Jakarta vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$375
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1630
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
20
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.41M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 11% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6641st and 6257th ($757 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4600th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$7706

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934