Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 60.5% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 68.4% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 51.5% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 52.7% more in Caracas

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

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Caracas vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$10.80 VEF107.76	+307.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$11.00 VEF109.72	+228.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.53 VEF15.23	+238.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$1.32 VEF13.13	+412.7%
Average			+279.2%

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pay 68.4% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$2.27 VEF22.67	+104.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$5.08 VEF50.69	+7.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$10.26 VEF102.36	+95.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$4.73 VEF47.13	+159.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$4.21 VEF41.95	+202.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$3.29 VEF32.80	+158.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.91 VEF9.08	+48.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.99 VEF9.84	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$1.05 VEF10.45	+69.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$1.02 VEF10.17	+63.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.99 VEF9.88	+2.8%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 51.5% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$3.18 VEF31.72	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$30.00 VEF299.24	+155.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$27.00 VEF269.31	+744.0%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Jakarta	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$37.99 VEF378.95	+99.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	+67.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+115.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$16.60 VEF165.55	-79.6%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	+4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	-25.7%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.00 VEF19.95	-20.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$3.63 VEF36.19	+81.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$4.58 VEF45.68	+62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$66.50 VEF663.30	+154.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.50 VEF64.83	+93.9%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 52.7% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$76.58 VEF763.81	+31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$50.89 VEF507.62	+77.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+85.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+26.1%
Average			+52.7%

Jakarta vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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