Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 26.1% cheaper than Jakarta.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
IDR43,566.56
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
IDR59,904.03
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IDR9,607.57
|
$0.49
₹40.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
IDR4,656.18
|
$0.21
₹17.53
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
IDR20,081.02
|
$0.53
₹44.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
IDR59,032.47
|
$2.13
₹177.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
IDR82,138.04
|
$2.82
₹235.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
IDR27,519.13
|
$1.02
₹85.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
IDR27,277.91
|
$1.68
₹140.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR22,276.58
|
$0.74
₹61.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
IDR11,809.64
|
$0.33
₹27.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
IDR16,718.67
|
$0.44
₹36.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,813.37
|
$0.23
₹19.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR11,052.60
|
$0.15
₹12.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
IDR16,163.61
|
$0.18
₹15.38
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
IDR54,662.53
|
$4.64
₹387.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
IDR163,374.62
|
$12.22
₹1,020.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
IDR435,665,649.56
|
$13,440.78
₹1,122,110.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
IDR47,705.39
|
$2.57
₹214.22
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
IDR513,949.32
|
$7.65
₹638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
IDR7,793,157.09
|
$236.59
₹19,751.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
IDR4,425,233.50
|
$144.05
₹12,026.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
IDR1,061,293.27
|
$42.89
₹3,580.47
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
IDR2,553,484.78
|
$72.71
₹6,069.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
IDR158,395,582.59
|
$1,816.81
₹151,677.57
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
$1.83
₹153.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IDR38,457.87
|
$1.87
₹156.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
$4.15
₹346.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
IDR513,540.88
|
$21.09
₹1,760.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR54,458.21
|
$4.89
₹408.04
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
IDR723,355.21
|
$28.84
₹2,408.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
IDR496,615.23
|
$34.82
₹2,907.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
IDR1,271,258.75
|
$47.67
₹3,979.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
IDR1,418,388.73
|
$38.00
₹3,172.67
|
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