Jakarta vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$375
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
77
40
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
10.6M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 4% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6641st and 6501st ($757 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 4600th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Surat

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Jakarta Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$1527

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$577
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$541
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$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
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$553
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$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
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$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
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$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
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$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
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$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348