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Damascus vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 25.4% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 28.0% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Damascus
Housing: pay 29.6% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 78.5% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.0% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 6.6% less in Damascus

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

Damascus vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$8.00 SYP104,016	+168.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$6.00 SYP78,012	+73.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$1.37 SYP17,769	+137.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.82 SYP10,683	+224.3%
Average			+150.8%

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pay 28.0% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$0.50 SYP6,447	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$1.61 SYP20,885	-54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$3.76 SYP48,876	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$1.91 SYP24,801	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$3.25 SYP42,227	+120.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$0.45 SYP5,857	-65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$0.76 SYP9,879	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$0.49 SYP6,389	-54.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$0.34 SYP4,423	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.32 SYP4,162	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.30 SYP3,890	-74.1%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$15.62 SYP203,114	+430.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$17.00 SYP221,034	+38.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$7.00 SYP91,014	+105.7%
Average			+131.4%

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pay 29.6% more for housing

	Jakarta	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$55.00 SYP715,110	+122.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-20.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+54.0%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 78.5% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$49.17 SYP639,265	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-84.5%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$1.60 SYP20,803	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$1.93 SYP25,137	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.00 SYP39,006	+0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$16.25 SYP211,282	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$3.00 SYP39,006	-16.2%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 6.6% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$44.25 SYP575,338	-17.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$41.25 SYP536,332	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$57.50 SYP747,615	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-8.1%
Average			-6.6%

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