Jakarta vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jakarta	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$699	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1692	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$324	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	67	69
🏙️ Population	11.1M	11.5M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7091st and 5192nd ($699 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Brazil, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4721st and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Sao Paulo

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	Jakarta	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.95	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.46	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$970	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.8	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8840	$15428

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666