Austin vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	80
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	962K	11.1M

The cost of living in Austin is 246% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7091st ($2416 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 months in Austin compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 151st and 4721st 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	$19.1	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$8840

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502