Jakarta vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$990
🏠 One person rent
$324
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
67
55
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 0.8% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7091st and 7068th ($699 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 4721st and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.46
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$970
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.8
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.58
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8840
$922

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$665
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$480
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$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
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$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
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$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
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$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
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$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
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$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
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$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333