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Kingston vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 2.0 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 94.5% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 3.7 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 21.8% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$7.50 JMD1,197.76	+151.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$8.13 JMD1,297.57	+134.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$1.28 JMD205.07	+123.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.75 JMD119.39	+195.1%
Average			+151.2%

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pay 94.5% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$3.66 JMD584.33	+225.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$5.66 JMD904.00	+61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$15.29 JMD2,441.49	+205.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$3.51 JMD560.95	+99.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$2.84 JMD452.74	+92.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$2.72 JMD434.68	+107.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$1.39 JMD221.70	+98.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$1.91 JMD304.79	+78.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$1.37 JMD218.47	+76.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.93 JMD149.03	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.89 JMD142.44	-22.9%
Average			+94.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$4.78 JMD762.53	+62.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	+299.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$42,823.81 JMD6,837,189.04	+43.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$26.10 JMD4,167.19	+667.1%
Average			+268.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$51.15 JMD8,167.17	+106.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$919.69 JMD146,835.98	+136.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$457.93 JMD73,113.01	+106.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$124.70 JMD19,908.78	+73.2%
Average			+105.7%

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pay 21.8% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$229.23 JMD36,598.09	+28.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$3,094.57 JMD494,074.24	-71.9%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$2.50 JMD399.25	-6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$4.55 JMD727.21	+117.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$8.75 JMD1,397.38	+193.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$68.77 JMD10,979.43	+150.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$13.13 JMD2,096.07	+266.6%
Average			+144.2%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$23.44 JMD3,742.99	-56.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$25.53 JMD4,075.70	-21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$70.85 JMD11,312.14	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$76.06 JMD12,143.91	-12.6%
Average			-25.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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