Austin vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	962K	10.6M

The cost of living in Austin is 227% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 812th and 6641st ($2473 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 4th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 116th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Jakarta

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	Austin	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$9494

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

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