Jakarta vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jakarta	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$757	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2071	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$908	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$247	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$582	$4399
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	99
😀 Quality of life	63	99
🏙️ Population	10.6M	4.84M

The cost of living in Jakarta is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6641st and 312th ($757 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4600th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Sydney

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	Jakarta	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.7	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1262	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$641	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1128	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.14	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.2	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$167	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9494	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754