Jakarta vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$365
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1455
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
100
😀 Quality of life
65
78
🏙️ Population
10.6M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 40% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6708th and 4461st ($718 vs $1190) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4403rd and 558th 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
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.7
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$28143

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740