Bandung vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$2916
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	17
😀 Quality of life	40	85
🏙️ Population	2.88M	216K

The cost of living in Bandung is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8276th and 2289th ($545 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6910th and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Wellington

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	Bandung	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$11415

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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	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604