Jakarta vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1920	$2103
🏠 One person rent	$365	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$788
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$521	$733
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	77	82
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	10.6M	5.38M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 11% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6708th and 6353rd ($718 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and Russia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4403rd and 4239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Saint Petersburg

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	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.92%	11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.3	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8517	$6504

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$814
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$906
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1121
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1358
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1366
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1349
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1376
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1218
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$920
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1330
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1277
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$461
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1163
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1396
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1491
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1089
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1632
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1736
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1403
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1498
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$532
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1825
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1194
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1499
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1291
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1907
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1464
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1335
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$909
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1317
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1257
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1414
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1475
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1363
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$982
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1438