Jakarta vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$315
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
11.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 39% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7328th and 4971st ($684 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4224th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Shanghai

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Jakarta Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$27781

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$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765