Jakarta vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$343	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$5544
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	10.6M	8.8M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6882nd and 3rd ($701 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4292nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs New York City

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	Jakarta	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$21465

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111