Jakarta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$285
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
81
70
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
11.1M
7.01M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 61% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7756th and 3485th ($627 vs $1628) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3291st and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Riyadh

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Jakarta Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$10912

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$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459