Dublin vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dublin	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2858	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6400	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$1880	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$3325	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4105	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	80
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	593K	11.1M

The cost of living in Dublin is 309% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 315th and 7091st ($2858 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Ireland and Indonesia, respectively. Check Ireland vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 21st and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Jakarta

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	Dublin	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.8	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.38	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2001	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1600	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3623	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2903	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7908	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6270	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.6	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.7	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.8	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.6	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1314	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9426	$8840

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723

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