Jakarta vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$375
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1275
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
74
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.87M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 10% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6641st and 6292nd ($757 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 Tainan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4600th and 499th 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
$2.3
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$18526

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$541
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$605
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$553
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$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
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$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
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$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
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$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
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$549

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Distance City Cost of living
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$932
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$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719