Edinburgh vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$548
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	88	80
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	488K	10.6M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 205% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1491st and 6882nd ($2140 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 4th in the United Kingdom and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 34th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Jakarta

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	Edinburgh	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$8860

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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