Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.7 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
?? |
pay 36.1% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
?? |
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
?? |
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