Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 55.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 59.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.07
|
$2.19
IDR35,668.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.05
|
$3.44
IDR56,049.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$0.60
IDR9,837.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$0.35
IDR5,672.04
|
|
pay 47.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$1.20
IDR19,517.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.51
|
$3.73
IDR60,708.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.88
|
$5.15
IDR83,853.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.30
|
$1.91
IDR31,149.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.05
|
$1.51
IDR24,579.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
$1.35
IDR22,022.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.71
IDR11,552.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
$0.94
IDR15,290.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
$0.60
IDR9,794.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.68
IDR11,047.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
$1.06
IDR17,301.42
|
|
pay 64.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.07
|
$3.17
IDR51,674.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.51
|
$10.96
IDR178,340.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,066.37
|
$25,043.97
IDR407,635,657.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.11
|
$3.04
IDR49,425.82
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.13
|
$27.70
IDR450,929.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,156.89
|
$427.91
IDR6,964,947.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,626.57
|
$250.92
IDR4,084,195.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.97
|
$70.34
IDR1,144,863.71
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,262.51
|
$157.15
IDR2,557,913.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,023.12
|
$8,849.09
IDR144,034,828.43
|
|
pay 70.1% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.06
|
$2.19
IDR35,668.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.48
|
$2.26
IDR36,769.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.10
|
$2.63
IDR42,801.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.34
|
$28.00
IDR455,743.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.10
|
$3.29
IDR53,502.18
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.58
|
$53.99
IDR878,841.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.64
|
$33.58
IDR546,598.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.31
|
$80.78
IDR1,314,920.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.38
|
$82.70
IDR1,346,046.91
|
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