Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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United States

College Park vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

College Park is 3.3 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in College Park
Groceries: pay 69.7% more in College Park
Transportation: pay 50.2% more in College Park
Housing: pay 6.5 times more in College Park
Childcare: pay 13.1 times more in College Park
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in College Park
Clothing: pay 17.7% more in College Park

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

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College Park vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in College Park instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	College Park
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR48,025.50	$16.00	+502.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	$10.00	+198.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,167.25	$2.70	+497.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,647.00	$1.75	+581.4%
Average			+376.6%

Jakarta vs. College Park - Cost of restaurants

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pay 69.7% more for groceries

	Jakarta	College Park
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,104.60	$2.56	+130.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,439.48	$3.14	-33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR95,203.86	$3.35	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,984.34	$2.03	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,188.33	$3.00	+115.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR23,013.94	$2.99	+134.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,110.89	$0.58	-5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,147.06	$3.33	+185.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,215.12	$2.50	+303.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,281.83	$2.25	+260.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,427.22	$1.50	+55.7%
Average			+69.7%

Jakarta vs. College Park - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.2% more for transportation

	Jakarta	College Park
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,375.34	$3.59	+13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR506M	$36,227.00	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,883.36	$20.16	+530.0%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 6.5 times more for housing

	Jakarta	College Park
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR344K	$68.33	+259.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$2,283.33	+525.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$2,100.00	+966.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$185.44	+127.4%
Average			+547.1%

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pay 13.1 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	College Park
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$2,000.00	+1207.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR149M	??
Average			+1207.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	College Park
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,497.84	$6.50	+158.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,123.15	$4.50	+125.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR51,058.69	$9.11	+222.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR473K	$40.00	+53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	$15.00	+347.4%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 17.7% more for clothing

	Jakarta	College Park
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$47.50	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR520K	$32.50	+13.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$118.33	+64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$134.75	+26.9%
Average			+17.7%

Jakarta vs. College Park - Cost of clothing

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