Jakarta vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$365
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.29M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 17% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6708th and 6163rd ($718 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4403rd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$13937

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$545
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$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
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$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
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$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716