Jakarta vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$375
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1368
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
84
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
10.6M
3.03M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 19% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6641st and 6052nd ($757 vs $931) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4600th and 496th 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
$2.3
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.5
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$13638

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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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716