Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 41.7% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Prague, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
$2.68
IDR43,566.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
$3.68
IDR59,904.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
$0.59
IDR9,607.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
$0.29
IDR4,656.18
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Prague
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
$1.23
IDR20,081.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
$3.63
IDR59,032.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
$5.05
IDR82,138.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
$1.69
IDR27,519.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
$1.68
IDR27,277.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
$1.37
IDR22,276.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
$0.73
IDR11,809.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
$1.03
IDR16,718.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
$0.60
IDR9,813.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
$0.68
IDR11,052.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
$0.99
IDR16,163.61
|
|
pay 48.6% less for transportation
Prague
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
$3.36
IDR54,662.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
$10.04
IDR163,374.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
$26,772.06
IDR435,665,649.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
$2.93
IDR47,705.39
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Prague
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
$31.58
IDR513,949.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
$478.90
IDR7,793,157.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
$271.93
IDR4,425,233.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
$65.22
IDR1,061,293.27
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Prague
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
$156.91
IDR2,553,484.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
$9,733.56
IDR158,395,582.59
|
|
pay 41.8% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
$2.36
IDR38,457.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
$31.56
IDR513,540.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
$3.35
IDR54,458.21
|
|
pay 30.7% less for clothing
Prague
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
$44.45
IDR723,355.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
$30.52
IDR496,615.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
$78.12
IDR1,271,258.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
$87.16
IDR1,418,388.73
|
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