Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 90.3% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
|
pay 78.4% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
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