Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 55.1% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of London, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.95
|
$2.68
Rp43,151
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
$3.68
Rp59,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.85
|
$0.59
Rp9,516
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.41
|
$0.29
Rp4,612
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$1.23
Rp19,889
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.27
|
$3.63
Rp58,469
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.66
|
$5.05
Rp81,354
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
$1.69
Rp27,256
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.05
|
$1.68
Rp27,018
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$1.37
Rp22,064
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.73
Rp11,697
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$1.03
Rp16,559
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.60
Rp9,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.68
Rp10,947
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.99
Rp16,009
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.63
|
$3.36
Rp54,141
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.54
|
$10.04
Rp161,815
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
$26,772.06
Rp431,506,698
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.33
|
$2.93
Rp47,250
|
|
pay 64.0% less for housing
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
$31.58
Rp509,043
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
$478.90
Rp7,718,762
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
$271.93
Rp4,382,989
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
$65.22
Rp1,051,162
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
$156.91
Rp2,529,109
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
$9,733.56
Rp156,883,507
|
|
pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.98
|
$2.34
Rp37,757
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$2.36
Rp38,091
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
$2.34
Rp37,757
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.54
|
$31.56
Rp508,639
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.97
|
$3.35
Rp53,938
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
$44.45
Rp716,450
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
$30.52
Rp491,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
$78.12
Rp1,259,123
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.48
|
$87.16
Rp1,404,849
|
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