Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 8.5 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD269.18
|
$2.19
IDR34,393.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD384.54
|
$3.44
IDR54,046.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD90.08
|
$0.60
IDR9,485.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD102.05
|
$0.35
IDR5,469.33
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
|
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD37.60
|
$1.20
IDR18,819.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD230.73
|
$3.73
IDR58,539.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD381.71
|
$5.15
IDR80,856.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD135.36
|
$1.91
IDR30,036.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD93.03
|
$1.51
IDR23,701.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD58.14
|
$1.35
IDR21,235.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD40.70
|
$0.71
IDR11,139.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD62.02
|
$0.94
IDR14,744.38
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD46.51
|
$0.60
IDR9,444.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD31.01
|
$0.68
IDR10,652.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD29.07
|
$1.06
IDR16,683.10
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD291.13
|
$3.17
IDR49,828.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.96
IDR171,967.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD199,963.11
|
$25,043.97
IDR393,067,581.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.04
IDR47,659.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,418.17
|
$27.70
IDR434,814.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$427.91
IDR6,716,034.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,879.63
|
$250.92
IDR3,938,234.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,764.38
|
$70.34
IDR1,103,948.59
|
|
pay 40.6 times more for childcare
|
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD512.73
|
$157.15
IDR2,466,499.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,254.52
|
$8,849.09
IDR138,887,314.20
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD128.18
|
$2.19
IDR34,393.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD158.74
|
$2.26
IDR35,455.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD125.62
|
$2.63
IDR41,272.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,794.54
|
$28.00
IDR439,456.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD256.36
|
$3.29
IDR51,590.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.99
IDR847,433.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
IDR527,064.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.78
IDR1,267,928.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.70
IDR1,297,941.91
|
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