Jakarta vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$701
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$3111
🏠 One person rent
$343
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$1664
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$718
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
80
7
😀 Quality of life
65
53
🏙️ Population
10.6M
77.6K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 25% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6882nd and 5827th ($701 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 4292nd and 6063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.68
$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.68
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8860
$13013

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$488
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$545
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
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$521
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$432
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$490
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$480
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
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$493
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$421
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$417
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$408
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$395
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$417
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$458
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$486
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$466
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$500
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$464
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$453
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$458
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$505
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$410
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$549
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$365
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$510
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$614
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$427
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$430
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$792
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$782
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$772
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$563
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$719
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$560
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$570
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$705
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$536
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$730
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$777
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$490
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$435
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$605
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$620
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$619
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$461
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$695
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$398
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$485
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$628
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$481
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$470
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$576
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$474
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$631
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$656
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$486
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$503
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$501
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$752
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$781
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$670
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$645
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$755
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$677
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$701
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$743
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$810