Copenhagen vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	98	67
🏙️ Population	667K	11.1M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 272% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 713th and 7091st ($2601 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Denmark and Indonesia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 10th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Jakarta

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	Copenhagen	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$8840

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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