Jakarta vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$324
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$1477
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
80
74
😀 Quality of life
67
83
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.87M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 22% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7091st and 6262nd ($699 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 4721st and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.46
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$970
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.8
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.58
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8840
$6518

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$567
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$555
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
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$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696