City in Indonesia
Jakarta
Jakarta is Indonesia's capital and its largest city, with 11,010,514 registered residents in the first half of 2025. It has international schools, and the national immigration directorate that issues the visas is based there. [N1] [Jakarta S1] [I1]
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Special Capital Region of Jakarta
- Population
- 11,010,514 in 2025. Jakarta Special Capital Region (a province-level city), registered residents in the first half of 2025 (Ministry of Home Affairs clean population data, DKB, reported by the Jakarta provincial government). It counts the registered population of the city's five administrative cities and the Thousand Islands, not the wider Greater Jakarta area.. [N1]
- Settings
- In a city [N1]
- Weather
- Warm all year [W1]
Why it is here
Why Jakarta is on the list.
A city is listed when there is evidence that people move there. This is the evidence.
- Jakarta has 11,010,514 registered residents (first half of 2025), and the CIA World Factbook lists it first among Indonesia's urban areas: 11.249 million in 2023, against 3.729 million for the next, Bekasi. [N1] [G1]
- Jakarta Intercultural School has three campuses in South Jakarta (Pondok Indah, Pattimura in Kebayoran Baru and Cilandak), offers IB and AP pathways and lists IB, AP, CIS and WASC accreditation. [Jakarta S1]
- The Directorate General of Immigration, which sets Indonesia's visas and stay permits, is based on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuningan, South Jakarta; it runs the e-visa and stay-permit services nationwide. [I1]
The Fernshore Index
How it grades, factor by factor.
Each grade is against a published measure, with its source and the date we checked it. It is research information, not advice. Where we have no figure, the row says Unknown.
Cost of living
96 of 100StrongCountry figure
Price level 0.287 of United States prices (2025).
Source: Price level index (GDP), Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026.
Climate
0 of 100WeakOwn figure
Jakarta's city station (Kemayoran): mean daily highs run from 30.8 to 33.4 °C, so no month is 30 °C or under and there are 0 comfortable months.
Source: Climate normals 1991–2020, Jakarta Kemayoran (WMO 96745). Checked 15 October 2026.
Safety
47 of 100MixedCountry figure
Global Peace Index 2026: 69th of 163.
Source: Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank. Checked 15 October 2026.
Healthcare
27 of 100WeakCountry figure
WHO UHC service coverage index 67 (2023).
Source: UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1). Checked 15 October 2026.
Schools
UnknownCountry figure
Our research doesn't cover schools yet.
Community
UnknownCountry figure
Not covered by Expat Insider 2026
Lifestyle
UnknownCountry figure
Not covered by Expat Insider 2026
Work and career
50 of 100MixedCountry figure
Mixed: a residence route for remote workers exists (the E33G Remote Worker visa, for employees of a company abroad), but fixed broadband is 4.9 per 100 people (2024), under the 30 line.
Source: E33G Remote Worker Special Residency Visa (Indonesian-language page); Indonesian visa list; Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026.
Retirement
50 of 100MixedCountry figure
Mixed: the E33E Retiree visa (5 years, up to 10 in total) is for people aged 55 and over, with about US$50,000 deposit and income of about US$3,000 a month; the page names no path to permanent residence. To be safe, have more than US$51,000.
Source: E33E 5-Year Retiree Special Residency Visa; E33F 1-Year Retiree Special Residency Visa (Indonesian-language page). Checked 15 October 2026.
Internet
10 of 100WeakCountry figure
4.92 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people (2024).
Source: Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026.
English
14 of 100WeakCountry figure
EF EPI 2025 score 471, rank 80 of 123, under the 499 weak line, so the score is 14.
Source: EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026.
Visa, United States passport
UnknownCountry figure
Research for United States passports is being checked
Visa, Canada passport
UnknownCountry figure
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Visa, Australia passport
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Visa, New Zealand passport
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The country
More on Indonesia.
Questions about Jakarta.
How big is Jakarta?
Jakarta had 11,010,514 registered residents in the first half of 2025, counting its five administrative cities and the Thousand Islands but not wider Greater Jakarta. The CIA World Factbook lists it first among Indonesia's urban areas at 11.249 million (2023), against 3.729 million for Bekasi.
Where do I deal with immigration in Jakarta?
The Directorate General of Immigration, which sets visas and stay permits, has its headquarters on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said in Kuningan, South Jakarta. It is the national office, not a local counter. Visas such as the E33 are applied for online at evisa.imigrasi.go.id. A local counter for you is unknown here.
How hot is Jakarta through the year?
At the Kemayoran station (1991-2020), average daily highs run from 30.8 °C in February to 33.4 °C in September and October. Rain averages 381.4 mm in February and 51.5 mm in August. No month has a high of 30 °C or lower, so Fernshore counts zero comfortable months.
What does it cost to rent a flat in Jakarta?
We have no city average. Prices across Indonesia are about 0.29 of US prices (World Bank, 2025), a national figure. A private rental marketplace says one-bedroom units at Kuningan Place in South Jakarta start from IDR 7,090,000 a month; that is one building, and other areas are not known here.
Are there international schools in Jakarta?
Jakarta Intercultural School has three campuses in South Jakarta (Pondok Indah, Pattimura in Kebayoran Baru and Cilandak). Its own site shows IB and AP pathways and lists IB, AP, CIS, WASC and EARCOS accreditation. Fees and places are not known here, and other schools were not reviewed.
Sources
Where each figure comes from.
Every figure on this page links to the page we read, with the date we checked it.
- [N1] Jakarta population recorded at 11.01 million, Jakarta provincial government (Berita Jakarta news site), reporting the Jakarta Dukcapil agency. Checked 15 October 2026. Published 15 December 2025: 11,010,514 registered residents in the first half of 2025 (5,521,290 men, 5,489,224 women): East Jakarta 3,224,519; West Jakarta 2,553,188; South Jakarta 2,323,644; North Jakarta 1,828,806; Central Jakarta 1,049,860; Thousand Islands 30,497. Coordinates 6.18 S, 106.83 E are from the Wikipedia article on Jakarta.
- [Jakarta S1] Jakarta Intercultural School, Jakarta Intercultural School. Checked 15 October 2026. School's own site, read 15 October 2026: Pondok Indah, Pattimura (Kebayoran Baru) and Cilandak campuses; menu 'IB & AP Pathways'; accreditations shown: IB, AP, CIS, WASC, EARCOS.
- [I1] Directorate General of Immigration (home page), Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026. Footer address: Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. X6, No. 8, Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan, DKI Jakarta; runs the visa list, the e-visa portal and the stay-permit services. It is the national headquarters, not a local counter.
- [W1] Climate normals 1991–2020, Jakarta Kemayoran (WMO 96745), BMKG (WMO Climate Normals 1991–2020 via NOAA NCEI). Checked 15 October 2026. Mean daily highs (°C): January 31.0, February 30.8, March 32.1, April 32.8, May 33.2, June 32.9, July 32.7, August 33.0, September 33.4, October 33.4, November 32.8, December 32.0. Rainfall (mm): 373.3, 381.4, 210.4, 164.1, 103.2, 80.4, 77.7, 51.5, 61.0, 112.2, 134.8, 183.3. Comfortable (18 to 30 °C and under 150 mm): none. Station at 6.156 S, 106.840 E, 4 m.
- [G1] The World Factbook: Indonesia (People and Society), Central Intelligence Agency (text read from the factbook.json mirror on GitHub; cia.gov refused automated access). Checked 15 October 2026. Major urban areas (2023): Jakarta 11.249 million, Bekasi 3.729 million, Surabaya 3.044 million, Depok 3.041 million, Bandung 2.674 million, Tangerang 2.514 million. The mirror's text was not checked against cia.gov.
- [C1] Price level index (GDP), Indonesia, World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2025: 28.65 (United States = 100), read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
- [Indonesia S1] Global Peace Index 2026, overall rank, Institute for Economics and Peace. Checked 15 October 2026. Indonesia ranks 69th of 163 countries.
- [H1] UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1), World Health Organization. Checked 15 October 2026. Indonesia: 67 out of 100 (2023).
- [K1] E33G Remote Worker Special Residency Visa (Indonesian-language page), Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026. Page read in Indonesian on 15 October 2026 (the English page says 'Data Not Yet Available'). A limited stay visa for working for a foreign company: stay of 1 year, extendable online; no sponsor needed; bank statements for the last 3 months of at least US$2,000; special requirement of bank evidence of salary or income of at least US$60,000 a year and an employment agreement with a company established outside Indonesia. No age minimum and no deposit are stated.
- [K3] Indonesian visa list, Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026. Lists, under Special Residency Visas, E33 (Special Residency Visa, Golden Visa), E33E (5-Year Retiree Special Residency Visa, Golden Visa), E33F (1-Year Retiree Special Residency Visa) and E33G (Remote Worker Special Residency Visa).
- [K2] Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, Indonesia, International Telecommunication Union, via the World Bank. Checked 15 October 2026. 2024: 4.92 per 100 people, read from the World Bank API on 15 October 2026.
- [R1] E33E 5-Year Retiree Special Residency Visa, Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026. For foreign nationals aged 55 or older; stay of 5 or 10 years (extendable online, total stay up to 10 years, convertible to another stay permit); no sponsor; immigration guarantee of a commitment to deposit at least US$50,000 in the applicant's own account at a state-owned bank, held for as long as the permit is valid; evidence of income or an allowance of at least US$3,000 a month; the visa is valid for 90 days from issue. The page names no path to permanent residence.
- [R2] E33F 1-Year Retiree Special Residency Visa (Indonesian-language page), Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 15 October 2026. Page read in Indonesian on 15 October 2026. Stay of 1 year, extendable online; needs a sponsor; evidence of income or an allowance of at least US$3,000 a month. The page shown does not state an age.
- [F1] EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Indonesia, EF Education First (private test-taker index). Checked 15 October 2026. Score 471, rank 80 of 123 countries and regions; the 2026 edition was not yet published on 15 October 2026.