Brussels vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1643
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$535
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	81
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	196K	11.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 202% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1872nd and 7328th ($2065 vs $684) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 99th and 4224th 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	$24.7	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$8171

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$556
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$391
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$609
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$467
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$488
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$487
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$502
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$536
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$515
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$417
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$478
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$470
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$474
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$499
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$424
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$405
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$445
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$456
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$453
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$439
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$439
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$419
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$408
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$379
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$459
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$476
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$411
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$419
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495