Jakarta vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$315
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
94
😀 Quality of life
70
89
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.44M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 46% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7328th and 4661st ($684 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4224th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Taipei

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Jakarta Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$18442

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16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$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
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602