Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 45.4% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Canada, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.81
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Canada
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.40
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Canada
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.26
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,849.06
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.21
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.55
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,458.34
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,302.50
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.42
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Canada
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.15
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,177.74
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.35
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.45
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.94
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Canada
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.18
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.47
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.67
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.74
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
|
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