Jakarta vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$375	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$1661
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	10.6M	4.04M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 29% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6641st and 5212th ($757 vs $1060) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4600th and 279th 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	$2.3	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$13786

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605