Canberra vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$548
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	80
😀 Quality of life	84	65
🏙️ Population	381K	10.6M

The cost of living in Canberra is 189% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1768th and 6882nd ($2023 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 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 388th and 4292nd 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	$14.1	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$8860

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506