Jakarta vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jakarta	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1643	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$315	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$535	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$346	$4328
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	70	100
🏙️ Population	11.1M	5.35M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 73% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7328th and 893rd ($684 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Jakarta compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4224th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Melbourne

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	Jakarta	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.54	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.51	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$635	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$370	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.82%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.6	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.48	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.06	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.07	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.4	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8171	$26129

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172