Jakarta vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$315
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
81
93
😀 Quality of life
70
87
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.35M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 27% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7328th and 6085th ($684 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 Taoyuan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4224th and 373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Taoyuan

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Jakarta Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$17081

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$536
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$556
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$391
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$609
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$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
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$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
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$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
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$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464