Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

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Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 16.2% cheaper than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 4.1% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 16.6% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 36.7% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in Jakarta

Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Jakarta. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

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Jakarta vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 4.1% less for restaurants

	Abuja	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 NGN5,324.84	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-16.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 NGN650.79	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	-7.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 NGN928.07	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	-63.2%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Abuja	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 NGN1,752.51	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	-15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 NGN7,338.86	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	-14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.88 NGN18,480.74	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	-62.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.83 NGN2,442.20	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	-0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.39 NGN3,184.67	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 NGN1,224.04	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	+38.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN883.74	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 NGN908.26	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	+71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NGN1,394.13	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,104.11	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	-24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 NGN1,468.62	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	-12.7%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 16.6% less for transportation

	Abuja	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 NGN2,847.35	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	+48.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.78 NGN43,636.37	$11.73 IDR212K	-64.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN35M	$27,939.41 IDR504M	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.30 NGN9,713.27	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	-56.2%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 36.7% less for housing

	Abuja	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.15 NGN38,810.71	$19.02 IDR343K	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.02 NGN793K	$365.05 IDR7M	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.58 NGN467K	$196.92 IDR4M	-43.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.28 NGN115K	$81.54 IDR1M	-5.5%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.24 NGN60,218.19	$153.00 IDR3M	+238.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,150.69 NGN4M	$8,208.60 IDR148M	+160.5%
Average			+196.8%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 NGN1,331.21	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	+151.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NGN4,464.03	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	-40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,662.42	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	+41.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.12 NGN34,764.93	$26.13 IDR472K	+0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.41 NGN8,530.91	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-47.7%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Abuja	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.92 NGN34,511.60	$58.46 IDR1M	+125.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.65 NGN80,732.29	$28.71 IDR518K	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.11 NGN104K	$72.00 IDR1M	-7.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.08 NGN141K	$106.17 IDR2M	+0.1%
Average			-0.4%

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