Cost of living comparison

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HsinChu vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

HsinChu is 48.1% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% more in HsinChu
Groceries: pay 72.4% more in HsinChu
Transportation: pay 62.4% more in HsinChu
Housing: pay 19.9% more in HsinChu
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in HsinChu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.0% more in HsinChu
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in HsinChu

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

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HsinChu vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	HsinChu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR48,025.50	$3.77 NT$122.74	+41.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	$4.71 NT$153.43	+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,167.25	$0.94 NT$30.52	+107.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,647.00	$0.70 NT$22.65	+170.6%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 72.4% more for groceries

	Jakarta	HsinChu
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,104.60	$1.70 NT$55.44	+53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,439.48	$18.05 NT$588.14	+282.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR95,203.86	$10.87 NT$354.28	+106.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,984.34	$2.78 NT$90.52	+52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,188.33	$3.13 NT$102.07	+125.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR23,013.94	$1.21 NT$39.44	-4.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,110.89	$1.14 NT$37.12	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,147.06	$1.49 NT$48.72	+27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,215.12	$1.40 NT$45.47	+125.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,281.83	$1.07 NT$34.80	+71.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,427.22	$1.07 NT$34.80	+10.9%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 62.4% more for transportation

	Jakarta	HsinChu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,375.34	$3.83 NT$124.68	+20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$40.18 NT$1,309.25	+242.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR506M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,883.36	$5.65 NT$184.11	+76.6%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 19.9% more for housing

	Jakarta	HsinChu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR344K	$21.44 NT$698.78	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$436.10 NT$14,210.82	+19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$259.67 NT$8,461.54	+31.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$78.16 NT$2,546.98	-4.1%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	HsinChu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$753.35 NT$24,548.44	+392.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR149M	$16,663.11 NT$543K	+103.0%
Average			+216.2%

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pay 65.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	HsinChu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,497.84	$1.88 NT$61.37	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,123.15	$2.98 NT$97.17	+49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR51,058.69	$3.92 NT$127.86	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR473K	$51.79 NT$1,687.70	+98.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	$10.04 NT$327.31	+199.6%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Jakarta	HsinChu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$57.29 NT$1,866.70	-2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR520K	$35.71 NT$1,163.49	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$78.47 NT$2,557.13	+9.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$105.94 NT$3,452.12	-0.2%
Average			+7.3%

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