Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 44.0% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 37.4% less for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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