Brussels vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1503
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	196K	11.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 224% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1939th and 7756th ($2030 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Belgium and Indonesia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 121st and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Jakarta

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	Brussels	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$7460

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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