Jakarta vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jakarta	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1920	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$521	$3867
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	77	91
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.49M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 67% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6708th and 1315th ($718 vs $2188) 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 1.8 months in Munich. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 4403rd and 48th 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	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.92%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.3	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8517	$18334

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$552
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$393
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$573
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$512
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$547
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$493
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$512
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$495
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$422
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$426
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$479
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$570
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$403
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$383
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$440
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$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
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599