Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 57.8% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$2.68
IDR43,566.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
GYD1,483.83
|
$3.68
IDR59,904.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
GYD249.78
|
$0.59
IDR9,607.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
GYD133.54
|
$0.29
IDR4,656.18
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
GYD312.67
|
$1.23
IDR20,081.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
GYD1,022.77
|
$3.63
IDR59,032.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
GYD2,677.38
|
$5.05
IDR82,138.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
GYD607.66
|
$1.69
IDR27,519.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
GYD521.93
|
$1.68
IDR27,277.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
GYD480.32
|
$1.37
IDR22,276.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
GYD215.92
|
$0.73
IDR11,809.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
GYD310.02
|
$1.03
IDR16,718.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
GYD179.01
|
$0.60
IDR9,813.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GYD131.49
|
$0.68
IDR11,052.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
GYD121.83
|
$0.99
IDR16,163.61
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
GYD790.53
|
$3.36
IDR54,662.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
GYD6,924.52
|
$10.04
IDR163,374.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
GYD3,264,415.76
|
$26,772.06
IDR435,665,649.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
GYD4,451.48
|
$2.93
IDR47,705.39
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
GYD12,463.94
|
$31.58
IDR513,949.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
GYD75,427.79
|
$478.90
IDR7,793,157.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
GYD47,915.19
|
$271.93
IDR4,425,233.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GYD12,692.67
|
$65.22
IDR1,061,293.27
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
GYD19,784.34
|
$156.91
IDR2,553,484.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
GYD199,821.81
|
$9,733.56
IDR158,395,582.59
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
GYD717.18
|
$2.36
IDR38,457.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
GYD494.61
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
GYD5,935.30
|
$31.56
IDR513,540.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
GYD1,285.98
|
$3.35
IDR54,458.21
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
GYD5,523.13
|
$44.45
IDR723,355.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
GYD9,727.30
|
$30.52
IDR496,615.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
GYD14,838.25
|
$78.12
IDR1,271,258.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
GYD13,024.69
|
$87.16
IDR1,418,388.73
|
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