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Santiago vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 76.9% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 21.2% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 39.4% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 61.2% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 4.7% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+251.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+134.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+180.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+359.3%
Average			+231.5%

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pay 21.2% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$5.13 CLF0.1200	+46.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+127.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+103.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$0.91 CLF0.0200	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$0.70 CLF0.0200	-0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$0.92 CLF0.0200	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+8.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.79 CLF0.0200	-0.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.74 CLF0.0200	-35.7%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+77.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+243.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	-35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$12.86 CLF0.3000	+278.0%
Average			+140.8%

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pay 39.4% more for housing

	Jakarta	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$502.56 CLF11.8900	+29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$424.00 CLF10.0300	+91.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$107.40 CLF2.5400	+49.2%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 61.2% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$431.25 CLF10.2000	+141.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	-19.0%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+17.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+47.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$32.24 CLF0.7600	+17.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$6.30 CLF0.1500	+75.9%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 4.7% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$53.82 CLF1.2700	+0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$30.77 CLF0.7300	-5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$73.54 CLF1.7400	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$81.13 CLF1.9200	-6.8%
Average			-4.7%

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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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