Jakarta vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$285	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$22.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	81	1
😀 Quality of life	71	30
🏙️ Population	11.1M	63.4K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 19% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 7756th and 8528th ($627 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Kiribati, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.3 months in South Tarawa. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3291st and 8796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs South Tarawa

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	Jakarta	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$63.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$1342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$7.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$18.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$31
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$139
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$4506

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477

Cities near South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1499
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1497
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$788
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$714
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1491
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1502
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2020
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$680
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$1095
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$910
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$891
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$790
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$789
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1851
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1911
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$1033
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$546
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$562
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$526
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1435
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2409
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$3243
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1851
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$492
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1643
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$2015
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2888
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1863
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1992
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2760
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2323
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2649