Dublin vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$548
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	593K	10.6M

The cost of living in Dublin is 275% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 605th and 6882nd ($2627 vs $701) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 17th and 4292nd 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	$18.3	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$8860

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

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