Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 70.8% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 84.4% less for restaurants
|
Hamilton
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
|
pay 74.6% less for groceries
|
Hamilton
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.61
$5.61
|
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
|
pay 66.7% less for transportation
|
Hamilton
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
$69.00
|
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
|
pay 77.6% less for housing
|
Hamilton
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,042.86
$2,042.86
|
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
|
pay 73.5% less for childcare
|
Hamilton
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
|
pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hamilton
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
$10.00
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
$6.00
|
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$165.56
$165.56
|
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
|
Hamilton
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.75
$90.75
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
|
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