Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 2.2 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
|
pay 68.1% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
|
pay 47.6% more for housing
Jakarta
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
|
pay 87.7% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
|
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