Jakarta vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$701
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$343
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$1546
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
20
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.41M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 42% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4439th ($701 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4292nd and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.68
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8860
$7421

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905