Jakarta vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$365
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$545
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
77
7
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
10.6M
77.6K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 18% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6708th and 6130th ($718 vs $870) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4403rd and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$13219

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$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
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$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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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743