Jakarta vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jakarta	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1920	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$365	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$849	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$521	$818
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	77	8
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	10.6M	24.7K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 55% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6708th and 3034th ($718 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4403rd and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Victoria

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	Jakarta	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.82	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1127	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$607	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.92%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2803	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1261	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.32	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.73	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.05	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.67	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8517	$8062

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$545
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$552
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$393
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$573
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$512
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$547
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$493
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$512
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$495
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$422
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$426
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$478
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$479
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$570
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$403
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$383
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$440
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$521
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$439
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$427
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$479
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$459
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$403
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$522
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$383
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$454
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$469
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$444
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$442
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524