Jakarta vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$3371
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	80	95
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	10.6M	985K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 66% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6882nd and 1732nd ($701 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Sweden, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4292nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Stockholm

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	Jakarta	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$5804

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331