Berlin vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$548
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	10.6M

The cost of living in Berlin is 189% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6882nd ($2027 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 21st and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Jakarta

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	Berlin	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$8860

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506