Bandung vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bandung	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$512	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1251	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$208	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$65	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	43	98
🏙️ Population	2.88M	8.91M

The cost of living in Bandung is 85% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8422nd and 38th ($512 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Indonesia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.2 months in London. Bandung ranked 16th best city to live in Indonesia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6788th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs London

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	Bandung	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.1	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.1	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$220	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.5%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1373	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$472	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.2	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.43	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.53	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.51	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10407	$25471

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$480
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$552
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$393
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$495
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$718
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$426
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$545
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$573
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$478
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$512
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$493
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$479
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$570
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$422
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$383
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$440
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$439
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$427
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$450
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$457
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$459
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$403
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$383
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$522
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$454
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$469
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$521
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$479
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$444
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$873
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$546

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908