Jakarta vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$315
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1623
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
59
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
11.1M
595K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 45% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7328th and 4678th ($684 vs $1248) 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 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 4224th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Riga

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Jakarta Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$5.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$9.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$17597

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$536
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$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406