Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 41.5% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Germany, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Germany
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 25.7% less for clothing
Germany
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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