Jakarta vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Jakarta	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$627	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1503	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$478	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$449	$3056
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	18
😀 Quality of life	71	84
🏙️ Population	11.1M	216K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 69% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7756th and 2013th ($627 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Jakarta compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 3291st and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Wellington

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	Jakarta	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.38	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$178	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.9	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.2%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2279	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.53	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.83	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.09	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7460	$13757

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$516
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$515
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$376
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$552
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$466
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$472
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$551
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$469
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$468
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$502
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$494
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$424
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$458
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$457
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$446
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$452
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$490
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$400
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$393
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$371
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$381
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$419
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$438
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$428
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$416
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$417
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$402
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$386
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$520
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$358
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$437
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$450
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$419
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$422
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844