Jakarta vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$343	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$2086
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	96
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.75M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 44% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4366th ($701 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 29th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4292nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Osaka

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	Jakarta	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$8318

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008