Australia vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2460
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5814
$1292
🏠 One person rent
$1470
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$2471
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$241
$39.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4220
$289
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$4925
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
6.67
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
71.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
34
🌐 English speaking %
91.1%
30.8%
🎓 Higher education
98
74
😀 Quality of life
97
49
🏙️ Population
27.2M
283M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2460) is 353% more expensive than in Indonesia ($543). Australia ranked 11th vs 178th 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 4th and 100th 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
$16.2
$1.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$4.03
$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1697
$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1204
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2994
$776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
9.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8713
$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6062
$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.91
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.41
$1.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.22
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$2.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$14.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.8
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2231
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20538
$6178

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2543
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2323
2.71M
Perth
$2562
2.14M
Adelaide
$2355
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2530
608K
Canberra
$2258
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1838
284K
Ipswich
$1825
233K
Hobart
$2364
197K
Townsville
$2015
174K
Cairns
$1851
147K
Darwin
$2065
140K
Geelong
$2179
180K
Newcastle
$1995
153K
Launceston
$1728
80.9K
Toowoomba
$1720
108K
Ballarat
$1606
116K
Bunbury
$1831
75.2K
Bendigo
$1493
103K
Melton
$1896
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1642
63.2K
Tarneit
$1813
56.4K
Pakenham
$1936
54.1K
Hervey Bay
$1883
57.7K
Berwick
$1915
50.3K
Blacktown
$1709
51K
Orange
$1460
41.2K
Gladstone
$1643
34.7K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$627
11.1M
Bali
$1115
4.36M
Bekasi
$515
2.38M
Depok
$376
2.33M
Surabaya
$520
3.01M
Bandung
$502
2.88M
Tangerang
$552
2.24M
South Tangerang
$516
1.64M
Palembang
$371
1.54M
Medan
$453
2.11M
Batam
$501
1.2M
Bogor
$466
982K
Semarang
$490
1.62M
Makassar
$486
1.34M
Samarinda
$530
831K
Cilacap
$446
1.17M
Pontianak
$419
681K
Denpasar
$493
670K
Bandar Lampung
$345
1.17M
Serang
$472
613K
Pekanbaru
$466
983K
Malang
$358
866K
Padang
$794
909K
Cimahi
$468
587K
Banjarmasin
$436
662K
Jambi
$417
612K
Balikpapan
$556
598K
Tasikmalaya
$337
678K
Cilegon
$469
388K
Kupang
$504
467K