Jakarta vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$343	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$861
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	8
😀 Quality of life	65	59
🏙️ Population	10.6M	24.7K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 53% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6882nd and 3454th ($701 vs $1495) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4292nd and 5404th 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	$2.68	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408