Jakarta vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$343	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$96.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$2916
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	17
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	10.6M	216K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 62% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6882nd and 2289th ($701 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4292nd and 356th 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	$2.68	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$11415

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604