Jakarta vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$375
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1084
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
10.6M
2.33M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 13% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6641st and 6227th ($757 vs $868) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4600th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$13630

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$577
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$541
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$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
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$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
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$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
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$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
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$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
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$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
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$864
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$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691