Jakarta vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$375
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1789
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
95
😀 Quality of life
63
86
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.6M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 35% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6641st and 4715th ($757 vs $1158) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4600th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$18424

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16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$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
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$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
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$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
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605