Jakarta vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2623
🏠 One person rent
$365
$486
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$869
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
91
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
10.6M
6.26M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 33% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6708th and 4828th ($718 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Chile, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4403rd and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Santiago

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Jakarta Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$3.11
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$6400

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$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
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440