Jakarta vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$3655
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	80	93
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.14M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 66% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6882nd and 1654th ($701 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 4292nd and 6th 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	$2.68	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$11252

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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	$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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645