Jakarta vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$343	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$2911
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	10.6M	9.67M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 47% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4104th ($701 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and South Korea, respectively. Check Indonesia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 4292nd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Seoul

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	Jakarta	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019