Jakarta vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$4456
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	81	92
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	11.1M	548K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 75% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 7756th and 901st ($627 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Indonesia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 3291st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs The Hague

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	Jakarta	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$12462

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$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

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688