Jakarta vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jakarta	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1920	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$365	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$521	$460
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	95
😀 Quality of life	65	64
🏙️ Population	10.6M	12.4M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 31% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6708th and 5031st ($718 vs $1042) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4403rd and 4799th 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	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.92%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.3	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8517	$12031

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Cities near Jakarta

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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659