Jakarta vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$2361
🏠 One person rent	$343	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$320
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$1050
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	65	83
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.33M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 20% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6171st ($701 vs $875) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 4292nd and 418th 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	$2.68	$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$15
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$18619

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$821
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$897
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1073
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1181
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$728
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$731
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$967
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$894
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$813
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$796
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$770
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$747
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$625
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$814
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$648
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$644
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$627
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$823
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$688
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$681
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$726
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$630
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$603
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$682
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$649
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$661
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$601
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$451
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$581
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$587
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$677
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$443