Jakarta vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$1447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$3442
🏠 One person rent	$375	$758
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1325
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$1738
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	77	56
😀 Quality of life	63	86
🏙️ Population	10.6M	458K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 48% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6641st and 3932nd ($757 vs $1447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Estonia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 4600th and 323rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jakarta	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$897
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$317
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	5.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$4778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$33.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$64.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$7079

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1278
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1936
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$2023
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$973
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1525
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1782
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1363
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1570
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1532
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1102
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1453
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$966
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1571
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1120
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1416
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1546
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$979
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1591
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1453
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1544
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1447
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$846
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$893
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1469
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1527
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1499
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1496
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1331
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1467