Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 8.3% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.59
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.69
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.50
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.71
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.29
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.86
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.81
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.79
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.39
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$4.01
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.75
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.23
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.59
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.47
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.42
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.65
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$260.49
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$122,373.53
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.35
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 23.2% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$110.60
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,983.93
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,150.85
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$338.98
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,978.37
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$49,208.99
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.20
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.36
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.24
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$123.28
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.75
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$237.25
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$234.45
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$391.83
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$322.76
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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