Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 18.3% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 46.2% less for housing
Beirut
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 32.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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