Jakarta vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$365
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
77
30
😀 Quality of life
65
29
🏙️ Population
10.6M
42.7K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 48% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6708th and 8601st ($718 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Kenya, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 4403rd and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Meru

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Jakarta Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$6789

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$552
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$573
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$480
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$512
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$547
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$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
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$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
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$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
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$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
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$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
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$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
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$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$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
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$511

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
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$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
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$622
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$493
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$556
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$706
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$762
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$581
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$805
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$600
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$720
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$840
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$553
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$748
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$871
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$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
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$599
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$677
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$449
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$819
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$575
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$446
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$747
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$539