Brussels vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brussels	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1958	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4780	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1120	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1989	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$598	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3047	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	89	63
🏙️ Population	196K	10.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 159% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1988th and 6641st ($1958 vs $757) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 173rd and 4600th 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	$20.8	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.51	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1032	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$881	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2055	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1606	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.71%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4722	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4382	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.64	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.59	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.86	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1059	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23380	$9494

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1799
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1701
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1636
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1619
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1696
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1661
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1693
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1660
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1761
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1592
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1595
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1630
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1616
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1555
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1593
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1611
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1514
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1598
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1616
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1545
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1667
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1709
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1560
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1762

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