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

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Jakarta San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$365
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$6928
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
77
87
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.01M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6708th and 22nd ($718 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 20th 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 2 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 4403rd and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$15889

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$545
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123