Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.2 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
$6.62
LBP591,701
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
$3.22
LBP287,339
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
$1.01
LBP90,259
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
$1.18
LBP105,547
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
$7.35
LBP656,645
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
$25.78
LBP2,302,072
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
$2.11
LBP188,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
$2.71
LBP241,766
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
$1.25
LBP112,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
$1.14
LBP101,840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
$0.48
LBP42,771
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
$0.69
LBP61,773
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
$0.58
LBP51,432
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
$0.49
LBP43,592
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
$4.70
LBP419,507
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
$22,000.00
LBP1,964,893,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
$13.80
LBP1,232,524
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
$63.14
LBP5,638,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
$782.14
LBP69,855,788
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
$402.46
LBP35,944,732
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
$198.90
LBP17,764,345
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
$383.33
LBP34,236,779
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
$5,115.38
LBP456,872,066
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
$2.50
LBP223,283
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
$2.62
LBP233,932
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
$5.58
LBP498,520
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
$46.03
LBP4,111,099
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
$10.00
LBP893,133
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
$82.83
LBP7,398,121
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
$60.00
LBP5,358,800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
$115.62
LBP10,326,855
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
$135.00
LBP12,057,300
|
|
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