Jakarta vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$365
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
67
😀 Quality of life
65
59
🏙️ Population
10.6M
5.55M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 11% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 6708th and 7242nd ($718 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 4403rd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.08
🥤 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
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$6839

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747