Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

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Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Amsterdam Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 74.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.

Restaurants: pay 85.7% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 73.0% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 85.2% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 83.9% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.6% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 29.0% less in Jakarta

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Jakarta.

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Jakarta vs. Amsterdam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.7% less for restaurants

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.99	$2.65 IDR47,488.14	-88.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.09 €13.47	$3.35 IDR59,985.02	-77.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.82 €3.41	$0.45 IDR8,075.87	-88.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 €2.65	$0.26 IDR4,595.01	-91.4%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.32 €2.07	$1.11 IDR19,879.65	-52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 €7.47	$4.72 IDR84,483.51	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €5.20	$5.26 IDR94,138.63	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.17 €4.61	$1.82 IDR32,615.29	-64.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.96 €5.32	$1.39 IDR24,906.50	-76.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.12	$1.27 IDR22,756.44	+1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 €1.12	$0.61 IDR10,986.58	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.08	$1.17 IDR20,910.45	-3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.57	$0.62 IDR11,089.64	-64.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.11 €0.99	$0.62 IDR11,155.60	-43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.96 IDR17,232.23	+27.9%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 73.0% less for transportation

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.77 €8.72	$3.17 IDR56,733.38	-67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.21 €101.95	$11.73 IDR210K	-89.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,419.02 €36,971.36	$27,939.41 IDR500M	-32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.74 €28.34	$3.20 IDR57,235.71	-89.9%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 85.2% less for housing

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.22 €47.51	$19.02 IDR340K	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,615.70 €2,334.82	$365.05 IDR7M	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,951.54 €1,741.98	$196.92 IDR4M	-89.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.49 €199.49	$81.54 IDR1M	-63.5%
Average			-85.2%

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pay 83.9% less for childcare

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,791.00 €2,491.30	$153.00 IDR3M	-94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,310.49 €15,451.65	$8,208.60 IDR147M	-52.6%
Average			-83.9%

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pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.61 €6.80	$2.51 IDR44,988.77	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.55 €4.06	$2.00 IDR35,718.98	-56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.56 €12.99	$2.82 IDR50,487.40	-80.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.26 €52.90	$26.13 IDR468K	-55.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.80 €14.99	$3.35 IDR59,985.02	-80.0%
Average			-68.6%

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pay 29.0% less for clothing

	Amsterdam	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.98 €83.89	$58.46 IDR1M	-37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.96 €36.56	$28.71 IDR514K	-29.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.66 €88.96	$72.00 IDR1M	-27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.49 €117.37	$106.17 IDR2M	-19.3%
Average			-29.0%

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