Jakarta vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$3682
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
65
89
🏙️ Population
10.6M
140K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 74% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6708th and 344th ($718 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Iceland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4403rd and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Reykjavik

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Jakarta Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$6072

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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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991