Jakarta vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$315
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1596
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.33M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 36% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7328th and 5151st ($684 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 152nd in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 4224th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Saitama

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Jakarta Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$15321

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$536
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$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102