Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 31.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 80.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 25.3% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 60.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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