Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

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Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Dodoma Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 38.2% more expensive than Dodoma.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 24.4% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 38.9% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 91.4% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 7.7 times more in Jakarta

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Jakarta are more expensive than in Dodoma. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Jakarta. Notably, clothing and housing are significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

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Jakarta vs. Dodoma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Dodoma, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Dodoma	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.66 TZS7,013.28	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.59 TZS20,037.94	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 TZS851.61	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 TZS2,337.76	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	-71.0%
Average			-31.4%

Dodoma vs. Jakarta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.4% more for groceries

	Dodoma	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.82 TZS2,170.78	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	+35.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.85 TZS7,514.23	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	+65.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 TZS8,849.38	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	+57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 TZS5,851.08	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	-17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.10 TZS8,180.16	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	-55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 TZS2,953.95	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 TZS1,090.69	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	+48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 TZS908.91	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	+239.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 TZS1,817.81	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 TZS1,249.75	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	+31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 TZS2,045.04	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	+24.3%
Average			+24.4%

Dodoma vs. Jakarta - Cost of groceries

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pay 38.9% less for transportation

	Dodoma	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 TZS13,693.79	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	-38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.73 IDR212K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,939.41 IDR504M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.20 IDR57,752.68
Average			-38.9%

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pay 91.4% more for housing

	Dodoma	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.98 TZS50,094.84	$19.02 IDR343K	+0.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	??	$365.05 IDR7M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$94.88 TZS250K	$196.92 IDR4M	+107.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$81.54 IDR1M
Average			+91.4%

Dodoma vs. Jakarta - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Dodoma	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$153.00 IDR3M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,208.60 IDR148M

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Dodoma	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.83 TZS2,204.17	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	+201.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 TZS5,009.48	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.52 TZS4,007.59	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	+85.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.93 TZS150K	$26.13 IDR472K	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.80 TZS10,018.97	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	-11.7%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 7.7 times more for clothing

	Dodoma	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.59 TZS20,037.94	$58.46 IDR1M	+670.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.71 IDR518K
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$72.00 IDR1M
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.17 IDR2M
Average			+670.2%

Dodoma vs. Jakarta - Cost of clothing

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