Jakarta vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$375
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1044
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
77
70
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
10.6M
12.7M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 26% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6641st and 5553rd ($757 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4600th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Suzhou

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Jakarta Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$26560

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$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
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$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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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645