Jakarta vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$365
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
96
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
10.6M
17.5M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 24% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6708th and 5744th ($718 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4403rd and 460th 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
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$24305

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584