Brisbane vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	77
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	2.36M	10.6M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 229% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 781st and 6641st ($2491 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 15th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Jakarta

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	Brisbane	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$9494

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549