Gold Coast vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Gold Coast	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2152	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4849	$1920
🏠 One person rent	$1358	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2188	$849
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3845	$521
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	77
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	638K	10.6M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 200% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 1408th and 6708th ($2152 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 4th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 120th and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Jakarta

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	Gold Coast	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.77	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2323	$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11003	$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8562	$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.65	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.23	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.4	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.4	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.5	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1760	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11702	$8517

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$552
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$393
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$573
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$512
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$547
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$493
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$512
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$495
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$422
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$426
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$479
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$570
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$403
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$383
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$440
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$521
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$439
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$427
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$479
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$459
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$403
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$522
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$383
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$454
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$469
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$444
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$442
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511