Cost of living comparison
Paris is 3.4 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Paris instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$2.70
€2.53
|
|
pay 95.7% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$9.69
€9.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$6.40
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.63
€1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$1.87
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$92.35
€86.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$21.89
€20.53
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$830.08
€778.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$7.69
€7.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$4.19
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$39.26
€36.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 70.0% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$143.22
€134.32
|
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