Jakarta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$701
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$343
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$1355
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
84
😀 Quality of life
65
81
🏙️ Population
10.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 22% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6071st ($701 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4292nd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.68
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8860
$18658

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$536
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$518
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$385
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$558
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671