Auckland vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1920
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$521
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	32	77
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	10.6M

The cost of living in Auckland is 218% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1099th and 6708th ($2279 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in New Zealand and Indonesia, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 119th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Jakarta

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	Auckland	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$8517

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$552
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$393
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$573
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$512
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$547
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$493
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$512
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$495
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$422
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$426
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$479
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$570
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$403
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$383
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$440
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$521
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$439
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$427
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$479
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$459
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$403
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$522
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$383
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$454
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$469
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$444
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$442
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511