Jakarta vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$343	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$893
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	54
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	10.6M	8.78M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 9% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6882nd and 7256th ($701 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 118th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 4292nd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Quanzhou

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	Jakarta	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936