Jakarta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$315
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
85
😀 Quality of life
70
86
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.87M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 29% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7328th and 5984th ($684 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 4224th and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Taichung

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Jakarta Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$17495

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$536
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$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
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$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$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
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665