Gothenburg vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$808	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$548
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	80
😀 Quality of life	92	65
🏙️ Population	675K	10.6M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 132% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 2959th and 6882nd ($1623 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in Sweden and Indonesia, respectively. Check Sweden vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 78th and 4292nd 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	$12.3	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$8860

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Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

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