Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 14.1% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
|
pay 66.9% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
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