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Jakarta vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 62.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 83.0% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 49.1% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 73.7% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.3% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 50.0% less in Jakarta

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 83.0% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.42	$2.98 IDR50,304.99	-92.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.85	$3.46 IDR58,353.79	-67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.33	$0.58 IDR9,693.38	-81.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.86	$0.25 IDR4,271.06	-90.0%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.71	$1.12 IDR18,936.24	-51.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.16	$3.50 IDR58,970.26	-18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.03	$5.01 IDR84,449.41	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.20	$1.76 IDR29,740.68	-69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.87	$1.47 IDR24,844.22	-72.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.43	$1.31 IDR22,153.29	-32.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.06	$0.70 IDR11,817.82	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.40	$1.07 IDR17,994.38	-44.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.39	$0.78 IDR13,069.27	-59.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.30	$0.79 IDR13,390.01	-55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.26	$1.16 IDR19,497.43	-32.7%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 49.1% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £5.94	$2.94 IDR49,596.96	-63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.04	$12.24 IDR206K	-81.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,183.49	$29,844.85 IDR503M	+35.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.50	$3.40 IDR57,347.69	-86.5%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 73.7% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £54.76	$24.77 IDR417K	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,479.40	$388.73 IDR7M	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,196.60	$221.77 IDR4M	-86.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £135.01	$71.98 IDR1M	-60.8%
Average			-73.7%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,569.31	$178.57 IDR3M	-91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,423.69	$11,017.72 IDR186M	-34.9%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.88	$2.69 IDR45,274.49	-66.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.59	$2.10 IDR35,370.70	-57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.23	$2.98 IDR50,304.99	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £50.27	$27.43 IDR462K	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.20	$3.58 IDR60,365.99	-82.7%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 50.0% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £78.47	$53.59 IDR903K	-49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £52.64	$32.70 IDR551K	-54.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £91.95	$78.63 IDR1M	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £153.66	$87.07 IDR1M	-58.4%
Average			-50.0%

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