Brussels vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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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