Jakarta vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$343	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$401
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	35
😀 Quality of life	65	35
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.96M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 28% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8272nd ($701 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Yemen, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 4292nd and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Sanaa

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	Jakarta	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$2809

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886