Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.0 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,479
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,784
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,588
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,647
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,041
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,914
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,974
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,464
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,223
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,232
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,786
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,685
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,794
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,030
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,131
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,553
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp163,047
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,793,136
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,610
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,920
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,777,550
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,416,371
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,059,168
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,548,371
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp158,078,362
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,381
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp512,512
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp721,907
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp495,621
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,268,713
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,415,548
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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