Brisbane vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	80
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	2.71M	11.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 195% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1813th and 7091st ($2065 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 9th and 4721st 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	$14.4	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$8840

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502