Glasgow vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Glasgow	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4959	$1503
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2124	$478
🍽️ Food expenses	$547	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	626K	11.1M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 237% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1708th and 7756th ($2114 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 Glasgow compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 39th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Jakarta

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	Glasgow	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.9	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.4	$2.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1681	$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.73%	9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4105	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3087	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.15	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.1	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$135	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$928	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21435	$7460

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1885
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1831
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1647
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1835
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1704
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1842
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1760
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1586
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2295
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1640
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1456
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1593
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1596
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1485
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1878
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2005
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1923
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2236
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1943
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1820
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1777
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1523
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1872
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1554
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1646
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1834
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1791
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1404

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477