Canberra vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	77
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	381K	10.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 216% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 929th and 6641st ($2393 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 393rd and 4600th 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	$20.1	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$9494

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

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