Jakarta vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$343	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$777
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	91
😀 Quality of life	65	77
🏙️ Population	10.6M	6.26M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 38% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4686th ($701 vs $1133) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4292nd and 764th 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	$2.68	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731