Jakarta vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$701
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1926
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$343
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$832
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$548
$7242
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
80
81
😀 Quality of life
65
98
🏙️ Population
10.6M
449K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 79% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6882nd and 59th ($701 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Indonesia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4292nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Zurich

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Jakarta Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.68
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.39
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.82
$8.89
 Cappuccino
$2.28
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.57%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1724
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$41.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.63
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.48
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.74
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.18
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8860
$29610

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$558
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$513
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$492
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$563
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$488
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$500
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$545
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$521
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$432
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$490
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$480
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$471
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$493
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$421
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$417
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$408
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$395
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$417
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$458
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$486
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
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$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
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$427
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$430
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$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
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$3032
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$2893
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$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
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$3426
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$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
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$2419
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$1472
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$2252
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$2897
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$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
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$2891
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$1555
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$1609
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$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
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$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
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$1382
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$3233
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$1453
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$1434
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$1442
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$2643
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$1267
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$1286
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$1656
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$2352
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$2717