Gothenburg vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gothenburg	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4155	$1692
🏠 One person rent	$902	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$1552	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3793	$370
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	94	67
🏙️ Population	675K	11.1M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 161% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2645th and 7091st ($1823 vs $699) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Sweden and Indonesia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.5 months in Jakarta. Gothenburg ranked 3rd best city to live in Sweden vs Jakarta ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 68th and 4721st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Jakarta

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	Gothenburg	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.2	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.34	$3.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$955	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$735	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1688	$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6255	$1739
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4279	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.22	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.07	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.91	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.5	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.1	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$171	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4093	$8840

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1684
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1503
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1444
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1362
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1529
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1551
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1866
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1502
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1516
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1761
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1485
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1977
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1830
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2280
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2088
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2184
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1421
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1658
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1830
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1460
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1949
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2379
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1882
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1397

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502