Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 5.0% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 47.7% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.53
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.71
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.23
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.22
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.32
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.91
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.52
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.01
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.40
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.52
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.60
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.27
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.70
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.68
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,052.02
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC260.49
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC395.54
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,865.21
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,580.68
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC456.12
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 91.0% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC865.73
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC37,954.24
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.51
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.90
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC256.91
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.63
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.79
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.82
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC709.91
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.63
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
|
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