Jakarta vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$315
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$2465
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
81
66
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.25M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 54% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7328th and 4144th ($684 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4224th and 352nd 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
$2.54
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$7922

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$536
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$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
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$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2183
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$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492