Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 39.5% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK151.13
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK104.28
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK25.54
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK22.01
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK29.70
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK56.99
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK59.95
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK43.93
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK57.10
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.20
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.99
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK15.17
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.76
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.85
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 61.1% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK75.23
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK1,027.65
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK311,317.63
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK302.25
|
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 47.2% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK317.10
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK16,398.04
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK10,132.85
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,249.59
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,487.57
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK75,899.37
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK75.56
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK44.97
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK71.53
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK423.04
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK155.66
|
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK850.51
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK456.31
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK1,023.08
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,524.27
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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