Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 58.1% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.35
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.13
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.09
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.22
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.71
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.80
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.20
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.48
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.22
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.41
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.73
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.77
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.46
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.25
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$151.32
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,263.19
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.09
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$103.77
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,758.86
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,260.04
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$277.12
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,549.67
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,494.07
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.11
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.66
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$97.82
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.18
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$141.40
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$109.96
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$203.53
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$276.97
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
|
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