Jakarta vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$285
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
81
59
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
11.1M
595K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 50% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7756th and 4631st ($627 vs $1254) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 3291st and 657th 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
$2.19
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$18197

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$516
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$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391