Jakarta vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$2513
🏠 One person rent	$375	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$49.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$552
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	63	65
🏙️ Population	10.6M	1.85M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 6% less expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 6641st and 6428th ($757 vs $801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 4600th and 4217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Manila

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	Jakarta	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$1612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$3727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$2799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$9.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$14739

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$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

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442