Brussels vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	91	67
🏙️ Population	196K	11.1M

The cost of living in Brussels is 190% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1913th and 7091st ($2028 vs $699) 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 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 165th and 4721st 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	$25.6	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$8840

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502