Jakarta vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$974
🏠 One person rent
$315
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
81
40
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
11.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 1% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7328th and 7286th ($684 vs $693) 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 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 4224th and 5975th 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
$2.54
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$929

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$609
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$467
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$488
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$551
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$487
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$502
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$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
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$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
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$499
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$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
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$445
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$388
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$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
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$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
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$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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$319