Jakarta vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1692
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$324
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$370
$1051
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
80
93
😀 Quality of life
67
84
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.33M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 26% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7091st and 5995th ($699 vs $942) 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 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Jakarta ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4721st and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.95
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.46
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.05
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.69%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$970
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.8
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.58
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.58
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8840
$14970

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$567
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$555
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$400
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$665
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$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$517
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$561
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$511
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$490
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$534
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$523
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$429
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$488
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$482
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$478
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$488
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$422
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$411
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$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$390
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$409
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$448
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$456
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
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$461
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$447
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$440
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$444
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$413
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$409
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$551
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$384
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$457
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$470
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$413
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$420
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502

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Distance City Cost of living
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$868
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$993
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$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451