Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 18.0% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.25
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.15
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.82
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.37
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.43
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 40.2% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.46
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.63
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.16
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.18
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN871.31
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN672.84
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.20
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 24.8% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN835.99
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,160.16
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.04
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.05
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.67
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.62
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.08
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.60
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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