Jakarta vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1503
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$285
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$449
$1536
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
81
93
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
11.1M
2.36M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 37% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7756th and 5651st ($627 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 3291st and 245th 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
$2.19
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$575
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1308
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.3
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.53
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7460
$19490

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$516
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$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473