Copenhagen vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$582
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	77
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	644K	10.6M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 228% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 795th and 6641st ($2483 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Denmark and Indonesia, respectively. Check Denmark vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 9th and 4600th 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	$20.2	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$9494

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

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