Bandung vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bandung	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1297	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.4	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$4258
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	80	66
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	2.88M	2.71M

The cost of living in Bandung is 76% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 8495th and 1349th ($536 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 11th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5820th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Brisbane

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	Bandung	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.49	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.95	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$776	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$345	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8600	$12459

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$502
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$551
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$467
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$556
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$391
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$515
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$684
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$478
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$609
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$478
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$470
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$488
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$487
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$499
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$417
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$424
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$405
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$445
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$453
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$439
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$405
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$388
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$419
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$408
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$379
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$459
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$476
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$456
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$439
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$411
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1175
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$496

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894