Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 2.2 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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