Jakarta vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$343	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$680
😷 Air quality	Bad	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	78
😀 Quality of life	65	66
🏙️ Population	10.6M	12.6M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 37% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8544th ($701 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4292nd and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Zhengzhou

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	Jakarta	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591