Jakarta vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$365
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
74
😀 Quality of life
65
82
🏙️ Population
10.6M
1.87M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 21% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6708th and 5887th ($718 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 Tainan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4403rd and 364th 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
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$11040

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$573
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$480
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$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
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$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
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$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
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$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
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$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
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$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
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$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$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
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$511

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$932
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$725
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$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
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$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
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$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
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$655
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$837
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$741