Jakarta vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$375
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$2228
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
65
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.25M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 50% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6641st and 3679th ($757 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4600th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$5054

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$577
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$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507