Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Sri Lanka

Colombo vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Colombo is 1.9% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% more in Colombo
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Colombo
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in Colombo
Housing: pay 24.7% more in Colombo
Childcare: pay 80.9% less in Colombo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Colombo
Clothing: pay 47.2% less in Colombo

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Colombo are more expensive than in Jakarta. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and groceries are lower in Colombo.

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Colombo vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.0% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Colombo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	+44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	+125.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.70 LKR232.56	+55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.26 LKR87.00	+2.3%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Colombo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.55 LKR181.98	-50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	+45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.64 LKR541.78	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.21 LKR731.08	+58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	+140.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.37 LKR122.81	-39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$2.03 LKR672.87	+73.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.57 LKR187.42	-8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.46 LKR150.85	-27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.35 LKR116.82	-63.4%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Colombo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	+62.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	-38.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$37,024.95 LKR12M	+32.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	+3.0%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 24.7% more for housing

	Jakarta	Colombo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$589.61 LKR195K	+61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	+37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	-49.6%
Average			+24.7%

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pay 80.9% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Colombo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	-75.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$1,208.98 LKR400K	-85.3%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Colombo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.21 LKR730.76	-12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$2.51 LKR832.69	+25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	+264.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	+35.2%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 47.2% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Colombo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	-69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	-60.7%
Average			-47.2%

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