Jakarta vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$343	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$947
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	80	26
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	10.6M	88.3K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 13% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6407th ($701 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and Fiji, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 4292nd and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Suva

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	Jakarta	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$13954

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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 Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751