Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 24.9% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.31
TTD70.01
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.37
TTD50.01
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
TTD6.81
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.45
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
TTD28.77
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.33
TTD63.33
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
TTD28.72
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
TTD29.30
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
TTD14.26
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
TTD6.93
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.65
TTD11.17
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.31
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TTD3.65
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
TTD4.60
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 49.9% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
TTD28.09
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.25
TTD660.10
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,395.62
TTD199,531.10
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.20
TTD76.01
|
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.92
TTD386.33
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$609.52
TTD4,137.31
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$432.83
TTD2,937.96
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.79
TTD439.77
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 51.3% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$231.33
TTD1,570.24
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,769.61
TTD25,587.32
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.23
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
TTD40.01
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.70
TTD344.17
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
TTD60.01
|
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.20
TTD422.21
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.52
TTD370.06
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.77
TTD717.97
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.18
TTD734.28
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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