Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.3 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Australia instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$15.31
A$23.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$8.98
A$14.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$2.45
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$2.05
A$3.20
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$2.00
A$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$4.24
A$6.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$5.00
A$7.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$3.52
A$5.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$3.56
A$5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.44
A$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$1.13
A$1.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$1.31
A$2.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$2.10
A$3.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$1.03
A$1.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.83
A$1.29
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$4.95
A$7.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$81.92
A$127.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$22,079.60
A$34,413.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$15.28
A$23.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$55.83
A$87.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$1,119.19
A$1,744.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$889.00
A$1,385.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$120.53
A$187.87
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$1,373.48
A$2,140.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$11,458.00
A$17,858.49
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$5.72
A$8.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$3.30
A$5.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$24.53
A$38.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$46.71
A$72.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$12.25
A$19.09
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$71.47
A$111.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$41.82
A$65.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$101.71
A$158.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$106.56
A$166.08
|
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