Jakarta vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$343	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$5859
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	100
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	10.6M	690K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 78% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6882nd and 96th ($701 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 86th in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 4292nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Washington

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	Jakarta	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979