Jakarta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$375
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$2861
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
71
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
10.6M
7.01M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 52% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6641st and 3292nd ($757 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4600th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$10359

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$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489