Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 90.2% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 83.1% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 93.5% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 69.1% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 15.2% more in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.1% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR48,025.50	$4.71 NT$153.43	+77.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	$5.65 NT$184.11	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,167.25	$0.92 NT$29.92	+103.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,647.00	$0.65 NT$21.26	+154.1%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 93.5% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,104.60	$2.02 NT$65.91	+82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,439.48	$9.85 NT$320.83	+108.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR95,203.86	$11.54 NT$376.11	+119.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,984.34	$2.72 NT$88.70	+49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,188.33	$4.45 NT$144.99	+219.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR23,013.94	$2.23 NT$72.66	+75.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,110.89	$1.51 NT$49.10	+145.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,147.06	$1.38 NT$45.10	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,215.12	$2.02 NT$65.80	+225.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,281.83	$1.25 NT$40.62	+99.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,427.22	$1.04 NT$33.92	+8.1%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 69.1% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,375.34	$3.94 NT$128.47	+24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$37.67 NT$1,227.42	+221.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR506M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,883.36	$8.95 NT$291.51	+179.6%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR344K	$27.40 NT$892.81	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$1,012.31 NT$32,986.96	+177.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$482.92 NT$15,736.18	+145.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$66.27 NT$2,159.47	-18.7%
Average			+112.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$662.67 NT$21,593.53	+333.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR149M	$16,675.66 NT$543K	+103.1%
Average			+196.6%

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,497.84	$2.83 NT$92.06	+12.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,123.15	$3.42 NT$111.59	+71.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR51,058.69	$3.92 NT$127.86	+39.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR473K	$41.15 NT$1,340.81	+57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,663.78	$9.73 NT$317.08	+190.2%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 15.2% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$63.18 NT$2,058.83	+8.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR520K	$39.99 NT$1,302.96	+39.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$84.98 NT$2,769.01	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$105.09 NT$3,424.28	-1.0%
Average			+15.2%

Jakarta vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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