Jakarta vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$375
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1905
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
10.6M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 33% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6641st and 4780th ($757 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4600th and 571st 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
$2.3
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$31401

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$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774