Jakarta vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$365
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
10.6M
606K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 37% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6708th and 4604th ($718 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Latvia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4403rd and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$13518

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$545
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257