Jakarta vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$285
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
99
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
11.1M
24.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7756th and 4880th ($627 vs $1147) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 3291st and 1178th 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
$2.19
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$27610

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$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789