Brisbane vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1643
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$535
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	98	70
🏙️ Population	2.71M	11.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 232% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1349th and 7328th ($2269 vs $684) 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 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 4224th 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	$15.5	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$8171

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$556
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$391
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$609
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$467
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$488
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$487
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$502
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$536
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$515
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$417
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$478
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$470
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$474
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$499
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$424
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$405
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$445
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$456
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$453
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$439
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$439
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$419
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$408
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$379
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$459
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$476
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$411
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$419
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495