Jakarta vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$4312
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	81	90
😀 Quality of life	71	94
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.51M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 75% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7756th and 863rd ($627 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Germany, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3291st and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Munich

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	Jakarta	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$17274

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714