Jakarta vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2892
🏠 One person rent
$315
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1360
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
11.1M
4.05M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 38% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7328th and 5023rd ($684 vs $1108) 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 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4224th and 252nd 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
$2.54
$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$18576

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$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1257
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$941
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$997
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$796
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$882
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$937
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$709
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$957
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$888
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$879
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$889
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$910
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$656
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$668
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$841
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$910
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$654
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1067
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$634
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$630
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$999
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$705
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$903
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$763
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$723
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$682
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$696
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1064
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$634
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$697
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$698
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$610
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$598
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$667
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$617
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$465
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$665
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$602