Jakarta vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$375
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
61
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
10.6M
605K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 35% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6641st and 4672nd ($757 vs $1169) 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 0.8 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 4600th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$13962

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
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$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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363