Jakarta vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$4489
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	81	100
😀 Quality of life	71	100
🏙️ Population	11.1M	5.35M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 75% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7756th and 829th ($627 vs $2543) 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 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3291st 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	$2.19	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$22313

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132