Jakarta vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$6742
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	80
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	10.6M	737K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6882nd and 158th ($701 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 140th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4292nd and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Seattle

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	Jakarta	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093