Jakarta vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$285
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.04M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 44% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7756th and 4931st ($627 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3291st and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs New Taipei

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Jakarta New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$21429

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612