Jakarta vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$2345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$5568
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1324
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$2222
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$4072
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	93
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	10.6M	2.14M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 68% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6641st and 1024th ($757 vs $2345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Perth. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 4600th and 7th 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	$2.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1449
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$2593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$1817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$5420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$3698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$9.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$1940
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$14689

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$2136
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2185
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1725
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2000
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1571
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2246
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1816
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$533
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$530
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$380
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$892
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1121
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1357
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$601
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1397
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1756
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1892
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$470
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$388
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1795
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1757
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1822
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$427
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$518
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$487
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$495
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2397
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1758
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$511
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1799
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$512
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$507
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$512
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1876