Canberra vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1643
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$535
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	30	81
😀 Quality of life	85	70
🏙️ Population	381K	11.1M

The cost of living in Canberra is 225% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7328th ($2223 vs $684) 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 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 479th and 4224th 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	$15.5	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$8171

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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