Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.9 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,479
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,784
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,588
|
$2.90
€2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,647
|
$2.39
€2.24
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,041
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,914
|
$6.93
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,974
|
$5.11
€4.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,464
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,223
|
$4.93
€4.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,232
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,786
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,685
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,794
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,030
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,131
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,553
|
$8.08
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp163,047
|
$93.45
€87.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,793,136
|
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,610
|
$22.98
€21.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,920
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,777,550
|
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,416,371
|
$999.06
€934.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,059,168
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
|
pay 7.6% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,548,371
|
$210.36
€196.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp158,078,362
|
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,381
|
$3.62
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp512,512
|
$41.73
€39.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 47.8% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp721,907
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp495,621
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,268,713
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,415,548
|
$118.23
€110.53
|
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