Cost of living comparison

Belgium

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Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Antwerp Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 64.8% cheaper than Antwerp.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 63.0% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 68.1% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 84.8% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Jakarta

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

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Jakarta vs. Antwerp Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.3% less for restaurants

	Antwerp	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	-88.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-75.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.20	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	-87.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.54 €3.15	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	-92.7%
Average			-85.3%

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Antwerp	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 €2.44	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.62 €7.67	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	-45.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.52	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 €3.30	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.83	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	-74.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 €1.20	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	-43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	-2.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.34	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	-58.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	-43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	+10.5%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 63.0% less for transportation

	Antwerp	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 €7.10	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	-60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.83	$11.73 IDR212K	-78.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$27,939.41 IDR504M	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	-88.2%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 68.1% less for housing

	Antwerp	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.40 €42.19	$19.02 IDR343K	-59.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,039.02 €924.77	$365.05 IDR7M	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$838.56 €746.35	$196.92 IDR4M	-76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.74 €139.51	$81.54 IDR1M	-48.0%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 84.8% less for childcare

	Antwerp	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	$153.00 IDR3M	-90.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	$8,208.60 IDR148M	-75.4%
Average			-84.8%

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pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Antwerp	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.49 €4.88	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 €3.85	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	-53.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.88 €11.46	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.30 €33.20	$26.13 IDR472K	-29.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.45	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-77.8%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Antwerp	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.27 €99.03	$58.46 IDR1M	-47.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.94 €46.23	$28.71 IDR518K	-44.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 €91.31	$72.00 IDR1M	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.83 €149.37	$106.17 IDR2M	-36.7%
Average			-40.1%

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