Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 26.1% cheaper than Jakarta.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 8.1% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$0.49
₹40.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.21
₹17.51
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$2.13
₹177.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$2.82
₹235.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$1.68
₹140.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$0.74
₹61.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.33
₹27.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$0.44
₹36.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$0.23
₹19.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.15
₹12.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.18
₹15.36
|
|
pay 0.6% less for transportation
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$4.64
₹386.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$2.57
₹213.93
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.83
₹152.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$1.87
₹156.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$4.89
₹407.48
|
|
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
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