Jakarta vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$365
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$2566
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
71
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
10.6M
7.01M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6708th and 2922nd ($718 vs $1642) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4403rd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$9649

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$545
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$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561