Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 76.6% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR33,698.01
|
$4.15
CN¥29.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR52,954.02
|
$5.54
CN¥39.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,293.70
|
$0.50
CN¥3.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,358.74
|
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR18,439.11
|
$1.43
CN¥10.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR57,355.75
|
$6.83
CN¥48.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR79,222.02
|
$7.46
CN¥52.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR29,428.74
|
$1.75
CN¥12.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,222.08
|
$1.44
CN¥10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR20,806.56
|
$0.96
CN¥6.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR10,914.49
|
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,446.26
|
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,253.25
|
$0.58
CN¥4.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,437.59
|
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,345.78
|
$0.49
CN¥3.45
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR48,820.64
|
$4.35
CN¥30.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR168,490.06
|
$34.62
CN¥245.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR385,120,145.23
|
$20,773.90
CN¥147,359.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR46,695.82
|
$4.68
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR426,022.56
|
$13.59
CN¥96.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,580,242.48
|
$969.73
CN¥6,878.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,858,607.61
|
$561.86
CN¥3,985.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,081,627.84
|
$42.17
CN¥299.13
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,416,628.91
|
$836.50
CN¥5,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR136,079,150.69
|
$25,256.69
CN¥179,158.30
|
|
pay 67.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR33,698.01
|
$1.38
CN¥9.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR34,738.88
|
$3.73
CN¥26.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR40,437.62
|
$3.46
CN¥24.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR430,570.96
|
$62.16
CN¥440.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR50,547.02
|
$8.31
CN¥58.94
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR830,299.08
|
$65.57
CN¥465.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR516,407.60
|
$35.21
CN¥249.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,242,291.99
|
$85.31
CN¥605.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,271,698.81
|
$112.58
CN¥798.60
|
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