Jakarta vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jakarta	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1920	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$521	$4634
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	89
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	10.6M	5.87M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6708th and 133rd ($718 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Singapore, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4403rd and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Singapore City

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	Jakarta	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.92%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.3	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8517	$26424

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544