Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 30.6% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 0.7% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 51.8% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 47.1% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 21.0% less in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$8.29 DOP509.30	+212.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.05 DOP432.90	+110.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.70 DOP42.78	+54.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.39 DOP24.19	+53.3%
Average			+136.0%

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pay 0.7% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$1.51 DOP93.03	+36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$3.15 DOP193.81	-33.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.50 DOP276.65	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.48 DOP90.65	-19.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$1.63 DOP99.87	+16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$1.45 DOP88.96	+13.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.37 DOP22.53	-40.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$1.24 DOP75.89	+5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.83 DOP51.09	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.91 DOP56.14	+46.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$1.00 DOP61.45	+3.9%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 51.8% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.35 DOP328.96	+68.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	+158.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	-46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+537.5%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 47.1% more for housing

	Jakarta	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+85.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-13.0%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-33.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.49 DOP152.79	-1.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$1.80 DOP110.35	-10.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$4.81 DOP295.39	+70.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	-4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$4.97 DOP305.58	+48.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-54.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	-37.5%
Average			-21.0%

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