Jakarta vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$4982
🏠 One person rent
$375
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$2429
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$2869
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
77
17
😀 Quality of life
63
84
🏙️ Population
10.6M
216K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 66% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6641st and 1293rd ($757 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4600th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Wellington

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Jakarta Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$7.67
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$81
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$13500

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$577
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$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$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
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1844
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1406
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1334
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1318
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1640
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1573
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1205
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1447
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1403
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1981
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1569
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1274
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1671
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1654
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1791
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1879
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1634
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1939
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1848
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2205
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1916
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1463
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1531
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1928
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1700