Jakarta vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$3073
🏠 One person rent
$324
$859
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$332
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$2246
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
80
66
😀 Quality of life
67
88
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7091st and 4204th ($699 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4721st and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.46
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$9.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$970
$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.8
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.58
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8840
$6883

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$567
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$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2521
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2514
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1449
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1078
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$792
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1081
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1849
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1770
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$530
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$529
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$568
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$534
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1237
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1201
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$557
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$573
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$908
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1008
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$553
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$530
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$604
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$873
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$624
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$477
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$930
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$463
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$808
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$545
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$483