Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 37.9% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 10.1% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 40.5% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 64.3% more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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