Jakarta vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$375
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1649
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
10.6M
17.7M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 21% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6641st and 5948th ($757 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4600th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Shenzhen

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Jakarta Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$24117

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$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618