Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 19.8% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
|
pay 24.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
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