Jakarta vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$375
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$3918
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
53
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
10.6M
140K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 74% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6641st and 204th ($757 vs $2915) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4600th and 189th 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
$2.3
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$6167

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$577
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$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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161