Glasgow vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Glasgow	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5025	$1643
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$315
🏘️ Family rent	$2121	$535
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	626K	11.1M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 210% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1712th and 7328th ($2121 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 93rd 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 1.7 months in Glasgow compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 42nd and 4224th 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	$23	$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.9	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.57	$3.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1242	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1636	$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$322	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.2	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4206	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3169	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.1	$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.08	$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.06	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$87	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$129	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$963	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20961	$8171

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1906
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1645
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1852
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1707
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1862
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1588
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1656
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1490
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1585
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1655
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1496
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1954
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2053
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1945
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2265
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1975
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1827
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1784
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1784
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1540
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1964
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1573
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1620
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1873
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1819
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1430

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$556
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$391
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$609
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$467
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$488
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$487
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$502
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$536
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$515
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$417
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$478
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$470
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$474
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$499
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$424
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$405
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$388
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$405
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$445
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$456
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$453
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$439
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$439
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$419
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$408
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$379
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$459
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$476
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$411
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$419
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495