Adelaide vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1643
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$535
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	50	81
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	1.39M	11.1M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 242% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1210th and 7328th ($2338 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 73rd and 4224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Jakarta

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	Adelaide	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$8171

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$556
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$391
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$609
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$467
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$488
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$487
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$502
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$536
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$515
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$417
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$478
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$470
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$474
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$499
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$424
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$405
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$445
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$456
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$453
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$439
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$439
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$419
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$408
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$379
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$459
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$476
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$411
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$419
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495