Jakarta vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$3493
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	94
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	10.6M	664K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 70% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6882nd and 1038th ($701 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 4292nd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Rotterdam

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	Jakarta	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514