Cost of living comparison

Jersey

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 77.7% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 55.8% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 64.5% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 85.9% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 84.7% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.5% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 58.7% less in Indonesia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Jersey, you would:

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pay 89.5% less for restaurants

	Jersey	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	-95.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	-70.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	-83.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	-88.8%
Average			-89.5%

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pay 55.8% less for groceries

	Jersey	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	+29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	-75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	-74.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	-61.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	-56.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	-72.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	-61.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	-33.7%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 64.5% less for transportation

	Jersey	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$10.36 IDR187K	-84.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$23,163.54 IDR418M	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	-84.5%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 85.9% less for housing

	Jersey	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$19.77 IDR357K	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$280.41 IDR5M	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$163.85 IDR3M	-89.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$49.89 IDR901K	-79.5%
Average			-85.9%

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pay 84.7% less for childcare

	Jersey	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$132.24 IDR2M	-95.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$5,685.47 IDR103M	-52.2%
Average			-84.7%

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pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	-69.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	-68.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$22.79 IDR411K	-70.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	-84.7%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 58.7% less for clothing

	Jersey	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$42.46 IDR766K	-59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$27.22 IDR491K	-62.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$71.72 IDR1M	-39.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$65.24 IDR1M	-68.5%
Average			-58.7%

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