Jakarta vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$285
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$6139
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
81
87
😀 Quality of life
71
91
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.01M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7756th and 8th ($627 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3291st and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$23151

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$516
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$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
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273