Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 56.2% cheaper than Melbourne.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Melbourne, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
Melbourne
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.68
A$25.25
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.60
A$3.93
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
A$3.53
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Melbourne
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
A$8.08
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
A$8.80
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
A$5.50
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.98
A$6.03
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
A$2.22
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
A$1.76
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
A$1.93
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
A$3.59
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Melbourne
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
A$8.04
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.09
A$163.64
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,352.00
A$35,355.04
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
A$24.45
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Melbourne
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.16
A$82.00
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,443.82
A$2,185.95
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.41
A$1,753.85
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.23
A$195.65
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
Melbourne
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,718.67
A$2,602.07
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,591.46
A$31,175.57
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
Melbourne
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.12
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
A$5.29
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.87
A$72.48
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.01
A$22.73
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Melbourne
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.72
A$128.27
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.48
A$82.48
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.46
A$180.87
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.69
A$193.32
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
|
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