Canberra vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1503
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	81
😀 Quality of life	85	71
🏙️ Population	381K	11.1M

The cost of living in Canberra is 260% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1373rd and 7756th ($2258 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 4th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 438th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Jakarta

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	Canberra	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$7460

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477