Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 23.4% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,986.11
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.49
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.20
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.40
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 6.8% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,396.00
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,312.22
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.11
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.64
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.98
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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