Australia vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2232
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5178
$1391
🏠 One person rent
$1311
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$2153
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3808
$323
💸 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
74
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
27.3M
275M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2232) is 283% more expensive than in Indonesia ($583). Australia ranked 13th vs 167th 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 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 4th and 96th 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
$15.1
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.88
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.22
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1447
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$793
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$462
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$41.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$64.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.29%
9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8514
$1258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5840
$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.6
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$20.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$2.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.8
$47.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15338
$7458

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2619
5.45M
Melbourne
$2297
5.35M
Brisbane
$2091
2.71M
Perth
$2314
2.14M
Adelaide
$2112
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2299
608K
Canberra
$2049
381K
Wollongong
$1457
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1746
233K
Hobart
$2146
197K
Townsville
$1665
174K
Geelong
$2043
180K
Newcastle
$1829
153K
Darwin
$1672
140K
Cairns
$1389
147K
Ballarat
$1421
116K
Bunbury
$1708
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1553
108K
Bendigo
$1341
103K
Launceston
$1703
80.9K
Melton
$1739
76.3K
Coffs Harbour
$1989
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1541
63.2K
Pakenham
$1710
54.1K
Tarneit
$1683
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1710
57.7K
Kalgoorlie
$1487
30.8K
Berwick
$1701
50.3K
Blacktown
$1617
51K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$698
11.1M
Bali
$1071
4.36M
Surabaya
$542
3.01M
Bekasi
$595
2.38M
Depok
$402
2.33M
Bandung
$527
2.88M
South Tangerang
$572
1.64M
Tangerang
$672
2.24M
Palembang
$400
1.54M
Medan
$479
2.11M
Batam
$555
1.2M
Bogor
$487
982K
Makassar
$532
1.34M
Semarang
$548
1.62M
Pekanbaru
$540
983K
Samarinda
$582
831K
Cilacap
$485
1.17M
Denpasar
$511
670K
Bandar Lampung
$376
1.17M
Pontianak
$420
681K
Malang
$391
866K
Serang
$525
613K
Padang
$880
909K
Banjarmasin
$465
662K
Cimahi
$487
587K
Jambi
$456
612K
Balikpapan
$612
598K
Cilegon
$518
388K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$536
467K