Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 57.2% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.87
NPR249.73
|
$2.19
IDR35,620.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
NPR899.02
|
$3.44
IDR55,975.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
NPR67.23
|
$0.60
IDR9,823.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
NPR24.06
|
$0.35
IDR5,664.47
|
|
pay 81.0% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
NPR75.20
|
$1.20
IDR19,491.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
NPR597.07
|
$3.73
IDR60,628.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.24
NPR431.80
|
$5.15
IDR83,741.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
NPR208.15
|
$1.91
IDR31,107.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.43
NPR191.06
|
$1.51
IDR24,546.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
NPR151.46
|
$1.35
IDR21,993.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
NPR63.00
|
$0.71
IDR11,537.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
NPR75.79
|
$0.94
IDR15,270.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
NPR43.48
|
$0.60
IDR9,781.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.22
|
$0.68
IDR11,033.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.51
|
$1.06
IDR17,278.35
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.97
NPR663.76
|
$3.17
IDR51,605.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.98
NPR1,198.69
|
$10.96
IDR178,102.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,681.15
NPR4,495,079.32
|
$25,043.97
IDR407,092,203.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.23
NPR1,498.36
|
$3.04
IDR49,359.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.72
NPR1,431.13
|
$27.70
IDR450,328.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.38
NPR27,409.99
|
$427.91
IDR6,955,661.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$120.20
NPR16,042.44
|
$250.92
IDR4,078,750.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.53
NPR3,941.57
|
$70.34
IDR1,143,337.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.91
NPR12,399.90
|
$157.15
IDR2,554,503.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,100.81
NPR413,833.41
|
$8,849.09
IDR143,842,803.23
|
|
pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
NPR349.62
|
$2.19
IDR35,620.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.66
NPR221.76
|
$2.26
IDR36,720.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.99
NPR399.56
|
$2.63
IDR42,744.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.50
NPR3,269.15
|
$28.00
IDR455,136.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.37
NPR449.51
|
$3.29
IDR53,430.85
|
|
pay 67.8% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.39
NPR3,387.96
|
$53.99
IDR877,669.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.76
NPR4,772.55
|
$33.58
IDR545,869.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.04
NPR6,944.78
|
$80.78
IDR1,313,167.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.52
NPR5,274.99
|
$82.70
IDR1,344,252.38
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Jakarta or Kathmandu. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.