Jakarta vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$285
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1511
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.33M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 41% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7756th and 5168th ($627 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 148th in Indonesia and Japan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 3291st and 1050th 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
$2.19
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$14598

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$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096