Brisbane vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1503
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	81
😀 Quality of life	97	71
🏙️ Population	2.71M	11.1M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 270% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1241st and 7756th ($2323 vs $627) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3rd and 3291st 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	$15.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$7460

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477