Jakarta vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$315
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
11.1M
17.5M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 27% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7328th and 6106th ($684 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4224th and 1113th 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
$2.54
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$22916

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$536
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$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638