Jakarta vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jakarta	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1920	$1081
🏠 One person rent	$365	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$242
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$521	$436
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	77	5
😀 Quality of life	65	36
🏙️ Population	10.6M	79.2K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 59% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6708th and 8761st ($718 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 4403rd and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Thimphu

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	Jakarta	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$7.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.92%	10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.3	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8517	$701

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$552
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$393
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$573
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$476
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$343
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$325
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$337
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$1014
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$339
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$325
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$376
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$342
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$367
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$319
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$1095
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$299
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$315
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$360
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$318
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$290
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$290
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$271
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$293
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$312
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$337
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$311
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$303
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$455
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$355
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$456
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$387
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$446
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$390
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$345
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$310
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$304
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$335
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$312
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$276
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$288