Jakarta vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$375
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
77
90
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
10.6M
13.9M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 7% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6641st and 6862nd ($757 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 81st in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4600th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$16590

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$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
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618