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Jakarta vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 77.1% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 95.5% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 83.2% more in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.76 NPR251.43	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	+69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 NPR905.14	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	-45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 NPR77.36	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	+6.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 NPR24.29	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	+48.9%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 95.5% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 NPR78.26	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	+104.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 NPR641.40	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	-22.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 NPR450.40	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	+58.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 NPR252.25	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	-0.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 NPR200.11	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	+5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 NPR138.93	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	+35.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 NPR64.66	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	+54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 NPR77.46	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	+96.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 NPR42.90	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	+157.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR31.20	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	+263.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR41.60	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	+296.8%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Kathmandu	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.57 NPR652.11	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.57 NPR1,508.56	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	+15.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,715.30 NPR4,525,675.66	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	-5.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.39 NPR1,910.84	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	-74.6%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.25 NPR1,177.13	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	+200.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.99 NPR25,683.31	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	+116.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.92 NPR13,402.12	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	+136.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.92 NPR3,412.74	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	+201.0%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Kathmandu	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$80.28 NPR11,456.30	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	+122.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,085.67 NPR440,316.24	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	+257.1%
Average			+189.8%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 NPR372.11	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 NPR254.59	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 NPR402.28	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.82 NPR3,113.82	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	+25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.17 NPR452.57	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	+12.9%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 83.2% more for clothing

	Kathmandu	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.91 NPR3,268.54	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	+133.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.63 NPR3,799.33	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	+22.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.89 NPR8,117.48	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	+38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.56 NPR5,217.10	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	+138.1%
Average			+83.2%

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