Jakarta vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$933
🏠 One person rent
$285
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
40
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 5% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7756th and 7534th ($627 vs $663) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 3291st and 5942nd 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
$2.19
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$877

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$516
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$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298