Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 57.8% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,479.35
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.02
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.14
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD311.73
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,019.69
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,669.31
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD605.83
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD520.36
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD478.87
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.27
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD309.08
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD178.47
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.09
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.46
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD788.14
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,903.63
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,254,569.96
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,438.05
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,426.34
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,200.29
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,770.68
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,654.39
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,724.67
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,219.13
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD715.02
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD493.12
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,917.40
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,282.10
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,506.47
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,697.96
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,793.50
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD12,985.41
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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