Jakarta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$365
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
84
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
10.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 28% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6708th and 5356th ($718 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4403rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$13893

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$545
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$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721