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Indonesia

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Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Brazzaville is 2.0 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Brazzaville
Groceries: pay 76.4% more in Brazzaville
Transportation: pay 62.0% more in Brazzaville
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Brazzaville
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Brazzaville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.4% more in Brazzaville

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Brazzaville are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brazzaville.

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Brazzaville vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brazzaville instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Brazzaville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR48,113.88	$8.40 FCFA4,919	+216.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,775.43	$4.93 FCFA2,889	+47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,182.28	$1.60 FCFA938	+254.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,655.55	$1.32 FCFA771	+412.8%
Average			+156.9%

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pay 76.4% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Brazzaville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,141.60	$4.78 FCFA2,799	+330.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,596.72	$8.09 FCFA4,737	+71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR95,379.07	$10.66 FCFA6,245	+102.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR33,045.05	$2.93 FCFA1,718	+61.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,234.69	$4.17 FCFA2,445	+199.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR23,056.29	$1.11 FCFA650	-12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,131.34	$0.77 FCFA454	+26.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,185.98	$1.65 FCFA968	+41.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,235.76	$1.35 FCFA793	+118.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,302.59	$1.19 FCFA699	+91.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,459.29	$1.06 FCFA619	+9.8%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 62.0% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Brazzaville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,480.94	$5.01 FCFA2,933	+57.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR213K	$23.39 FCFA13,701	+99.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR506M	$29,284.24 FCFA17M	+4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,989.89	$12.49 FCFA7,313	+290.3%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Brazzaville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR345K	$42.68 FCFA24,995	+124.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$1,154.87 FCFA676K	+216.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$450.79 FCFA264K	+128.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$631.61 FCFA370K	+674.6%
Average			+212.5%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Brazzaville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$51.21 FCFA29,994	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR149M	??
Average			-66.5%

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pay 58.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Brazzaville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,581.57	$5.70 FCFA3,336	+126.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,189.64	$3.97 FCFA2,324	+98.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR51,152.65	$3.76 FCFA2,200	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR474K	$25.82 FCFA15,122	-1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,775.43	$5.72 FCFA3,353	+70.7%
Average			+58.4%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Jakarta	Brazzaville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR520K	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	??

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