Jakarta vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$343	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$723
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	85
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	10.6M	9.07M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 30% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8334th ($701 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 454th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 4292nd and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Shenyang

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	Jakarta	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$24404

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500