Austin vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$1503
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	81
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	962K	11.1M

The cost of living in Austin is 295% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 932nd and 7756th ($2475 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 192nd and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$7460

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477