Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 58.1% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
|
pay 37.9% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
|
pay 44.0% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
|
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