Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 2.2 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 9.2% more for groceries
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 58.8% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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