Jakarta vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$343	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$2174
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	80	65
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.25M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 53% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6882nd and 3460th ($701 vs $1494) 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 4292nd and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Sharjah

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	Jakarta	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$7169

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536