Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 15.8% more expensive than Ouagadougou.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Ouagadougou, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
Ouagadougou
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Ouagadougou
|
Jakarta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
|
pay 4.2% more for transportation
Ouagadougou
|
Jakarta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
|
pay 1.5% less for housing
Ouagadougou
|
Jakarta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
Ouagadougou
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
|
pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ouagadougou
|
Jakarta
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Ouagadougou
|
Jakarta
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
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