Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.3 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 34.3% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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