Jakarta vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$5746
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	97
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	10.6M	441K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 76% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6641st and 91st ($757 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 4600th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Oakland

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	Jakarta	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288