Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 2.8 times more expensive than Colombo.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Colombo, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Colombo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.32
LKR1,008.24
|
$2.19
IDR36,127.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
LKR2,016.47
|
$3.44
IDR56,772.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LKR207.91
|
$0.60
IDR9,963.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LKR113.43
|
$0.35
IDR5,745.11
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Colombo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
LKR186.16
|
$1.20
IDR19,768.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
LKR2,122.76
|
$3.73
IDR61,491.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.30
LKR1,912.53
|
$5.15
IDR84,933.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
LKR676.08
|
$1.91
IDR31,550.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
LKR715.45
|
$1.51
IDR24,896.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.37
LKR1,021.92
|
$1.35
IDR22,306.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
LKR153.04
|
$0.71
IDR11,701.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.74
LKR832.61
|
$0.94
IDR15,487.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LKR170.90
|
$0.60
IDR9,920.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
LKR147.05
|
$0.68
IDR11,190.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
LKR159.82
|
$1.06
IDR17,524.32
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Colombo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
LKR1,439.67
|
$3.17
IDR52,340.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.31
LKR1,915.65
|
$10.96
IDR180,638.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,878.30
LKR10,278,960.19
|
$25,043.97
IDR412,887,377.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.06
LKR927.58
|
$3.04
IDR50,062.59
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
Colombo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.03
LKR5,166.11
|
$27.70
IDR456,738.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.18
LKR91,986.66
|
$427.91
IDR7,054,679.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.51
LKR48,395.30
|
$250.92
IDR4,136,813.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.13
LKR10,963.29
|
$70.34
IDR1,159,613.41
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Colombo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.07
LKR7,607.59
|
$157.15
IDR2,590,868.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.02
LKR151,709.78
|
$8,849.09
IDR145,890,482.09
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Colombo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.99
LKR604.94
|
$2.19
IDR36,127.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
LKR754.74
|
$2.26
IDR37,243.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.14
LKR2,470.18
|
$2.63
IDR43,353.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.54
LKR4,411.03
|
$28.00
IDR461,615.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
LKR1,119.14
|
$3.29
IDR54,191.47
|
|
pay 77.7% more for clothing
Colombo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.44
LKR8,628.48
|
$53.99
IDR890,163.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.86
LKR6,024.21
|
$33.58
IDR553,640.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.29
LKR19,505.48
|
$80.78
IDR1,331,861.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.55
LKR11,090.59
|
$82.70
IDR1,363,388.53
|
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