Jakarta vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$343	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$1842
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	80	92
😀 Quality of life	65	86
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.75M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6882nd and 2624th ($701 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Italy, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4292nd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Rome

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	Jakarta	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$9864

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201