Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Jeddah (Jiddah) is 77.8% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Transportation: pay 83.9% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Jeddah (Jiddah)
Clothing: pay 32.2% more in Jeddah (Jiddah)

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Jeddah (Jiddah) are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Jeddah (Jiddah).

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Jeddah (Jiddah) vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jeddah (Jiddah) instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$6.13 SAR23.00	+130.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$8.53 SAR32.00	+154.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.99 SAR3.71	+118.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.25 SAR0.95	-1.0%
Average			+118.3%

Jakarta vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$1.29 SAR4.85	+16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$3.21 SAR12.04	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$6.49 SAR24.37	+23.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$2.46 SAR9.23	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$3.71 SAR13.92	+166.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.94 SAR3.52	-26.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.78 SAR2.92	+26.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.71 SAR2.67	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.75 SAR2.81	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.52 SAR1.95	-16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.58 SAR2.17	-40.0%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 83.9% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$2.35 SAR8.82	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$54.69 SAR205.26	+366.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$47,965.95 SAR180K	+71.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$17.05 SAR64.00	+433.1%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$67.53 SAR253.45	+255.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$796.91 SAR2,990.68	+118.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$530.19 SAR1,989.73	+169.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$68.97 SAR258.83	-15.4%
Average			+111.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$760.49 SAR2,854.01	+397.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$16,442.55 SAR61,706.21	+100.3%
Average			+215.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.40 SAR9.00	-4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$3.79 SAR14.23	+89.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$6.66 SAR25.00	+136.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$79.20 SAR297.24	+203.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$11.99 SAR45.00	+257.7%
Average			+122.7%

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pay 32.2% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Jeddah (Jiddah)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$73.80 SAR276.94	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$57.02 SAR214.00	+98.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$99.59 SAR373.73	+38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$93.64 SAR351.41	-11.8%
Average			+32.2%

Jakarta vs. Jeddah (Jiddah) - Cost of clothing

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