Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 8.5 times more expensive than Banjul.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Banjul, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.87
GMD262.60
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
GMD375.14
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
GMD87.87
|
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
GMD99.55
|
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
|
pay 38.5% more for groceries
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
GMD36.68
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
GMD225.08
|
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.49
GMD372.37
|
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
GMD132.05
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.34
GMD90.75
|
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.84
GMD56.72
|
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GMD39.70
|
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
GMD60.50
|
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
GMD45.38
|
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD30.25
|
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD28.36
|
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
GMD284.01
|
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,877.17
GMD195,071.93
|
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.18
GMD3,334.56
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.82
GMD3,784.73
|
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.39
GMD1,721.22
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
|
pay 40.6 times more for childcare
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$7.38
GMD500.18
|
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$147.55
GMD10,003.69
|
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
GMD125.05
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
GMD154.86
|
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
GMD122.55
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.82
GMD1,750.65
|
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
GMD250.09
|
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Banjul
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
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