Jakarta vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$365
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1657
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
65
87
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.6M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 39% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6708th and 4516th ($718 vs $1169) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4403rd and 209th 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
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$19102

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$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$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
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$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
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589