Jakarta vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$343	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$550
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	80	5
😀 Quality of life	65	34
🏙️ Population	10.6M	115K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 66% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8915th ($701 vs $422) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4292nd and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Jakarta	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$666

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300