Jakarta vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$765
🏠 One person rent
$365
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$109
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
36
😀 Quality of life
65
17
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.48M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 103% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6708th and 9080th ($718 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Nigeria, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 4403rd and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$704

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$552
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$393
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$573
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$480
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$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
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$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
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$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
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$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
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$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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$325
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$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
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$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617