Jakarta vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$315
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
81
5
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
11.1M
115K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 66% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7328th and 8957th ($684 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4224th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$633

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$556
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$609
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$467
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$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
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$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
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$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
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$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
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$405
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$439
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$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
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$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495

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$443
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$293
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$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
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$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
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$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
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$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285