Bandung vs Canberra - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandung	Canberra
🚶 Cost of living one person	$534	$2019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1291	$4571
🏠 One person rent	$212	$1242
🏘️ Family rent	$328	$1958
🍽️ Food expenses	$203	$519
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.1	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$266	$3565
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	80	30
😀 Quality of life	61	86
🏙️ Population	2.88M	381K

The cost of living in Bandung is 74% less expensive than in Canberra. Cities ranked 8422nd and 1949th ($534 vs $2019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 14th 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 1.8 months in Canberra. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Canberra ranked 10th in Australia, while ranked 5755th and 413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Canberra

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	Bandung	Canberra
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.52	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.98	$65.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$9.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$6.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$350	$2461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$247	$1543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.26%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$916	$7420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$4762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$9.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.48	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$24.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.59	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.73	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.04	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95.7	$1751
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7422	$13305

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$490
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$561
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$480
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$400
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$523
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$699
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$488
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$567
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$665
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$482
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$478
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$517
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$511
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$488
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$429
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$422
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$409
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$456
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$447
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$440
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$411
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$390
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$413
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$409
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$384
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$457
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$470
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$461
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$444
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$413
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1134
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$489

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639