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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$375	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$6972
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	87
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.01M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6641st and 13th ($757 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4600th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs San Jose, United States

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	Jakarta	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$23974

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146