Australia vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2241
$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5240
$1384
🏠 One person rent
$1321
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$2189
$434
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$236
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3826
$295
💸 GDP per capita
$64407
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
6.82
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
37
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
94
48
🏙️ Population
27.2M
283M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2241) is 286% more expensive than in Indonesia ($580). Australia ranked 13th vs 169th for Indonesia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.5 months in Indonesia. Ranked 5th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Australia and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 82 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1490
$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2729
$806
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.4
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.19%
9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$1285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5761
$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.55
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.9
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.34
$2.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.25
$1.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.8
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.4
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1786
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16550
$7074

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2640
5.45M
Melbourne
$2308
5.35M
Brisbane
$2065
2.71M
Perth
$2338
2.14M
Adelaide
$2117
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2297
608K
Canberra
$2019
381K
Wollongong
$1580
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1697
284K
Ipswich
$1662
233K
Townsville
$1683
174K
Hobart
$2127
197K
Geelong
$2058
180K
Newcastle
$1839
153K
Darwin
$1647
140K
Cairns
$1513
147K
Ballarat
$1464
116K
Bunbury
$1701
75.2K
Bendigo
$1362
103K
Toowoomba
$1639
108K
Launceston
$1660
80.9K
Melton
$1738
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1988
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1482
63.2K
Pakenham
$1725
54.1K
Tarneit
$1673
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1712
57.7K
Berwick
$1706
50.3K
Blacktown
$1599
51K
Orange
$1364
41.2K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$699
11.1M
Surabaya
$551
3.01M
Bali
$1134
4.36M
Depok
$400
2.33M
Bekasi
$555
2.38M
Bandung
$534
2.88M
Tangerang
$665
2.24M
South Tangerang
$567
1.64M
Palembang
$390
1.54M
Medan
$466
2.11M
Batam
$542
1.2M
Bogor
$480
982K
Makassar
$523
1.34M
Semarang
$488
1.62M
Samarinda
$568
831K
Cilacap
$478
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$368
1.17M
Pontianak
$413
681K
Denpasar
$489
670K
Malang
$384
866K
Serang
$517
613K
Pekanbaru
$503
983K
Padang
$864
909K
Cimahi
$490
587K
Banjarmasin
$459
662K
Jambi
$444
612K
Balikpapan
$598
598K
Cilegon
$511
388K
Tasikmalaya
$367
678K
Kupang
$531
467K