Brussels vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brussels	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4554	$1920
🏠 One person rent	$1085	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1927	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3070	$521
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	77
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	189K	10.6M

The cost of living in Brussels is 160% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2147th and 6708th ($1869 vs $718) 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 148th and 4403rd 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	$18	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.91	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$968	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$834	$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1848	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1555	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.2	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4416	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.73	$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.76	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23098	$8517

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$552
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$393
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$573
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$512
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$547
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$493
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$512
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$495
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$422
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$426
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$479
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$570
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$403
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$383
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$440
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$521
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$439
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$427
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$479
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$459
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$403
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$522
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$383
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$454
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$469
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$444
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$442
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511