Jakarta vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$4370
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	94
😀 Quality of life	71	96
🏙️ Population	11.1M	2.14M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 76% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7756th and 791st ($627 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 3291st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Perth

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	Jakarta	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913