Jakarta vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$375
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$185
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$204
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$49.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$298
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
38
😀 Quality of life
63
34
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.54M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 80% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 6641st and 8933rd ($757 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 77th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Ranked 1st vs 36th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 4600th vs 7557th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$1.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$9.14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$2.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$94.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$70.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$35.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
7.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$9.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$1.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$2.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$8525

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$441
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$499
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$485
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$438
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$530
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$522
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$524
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$605
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$577
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$757
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$541
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$419
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$604
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$553
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3168
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$596
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$709
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$530
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$590
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$950
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$750
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$745
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$551
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$458
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$752
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$585
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$459
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$699
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$517
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$512
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$506
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$508
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$630
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$571