Jakarta vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$315
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
81
73
😀 Quality of life
70
72
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.85M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 25% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7328th and 6264th ($684 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 4224th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Tainan

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Jakarta Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$5587

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$536
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$556
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$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
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$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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697