Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.8 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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