Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 36.4% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$201.89
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$161.51
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.34
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.22
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$61.11
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$251.32
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.70
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$92.02
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$133.82
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$67.07
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.76
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$38.26
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$48.33
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$40.22
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.41
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Taipei
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$120.34
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,211.32
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,018,522.39
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$287.69
|
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 19.9% less for housing
Taipei
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$829.97
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,475.78
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,371.81
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,336.48
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,267.00
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$574,285.52
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.75
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$113.27
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$126.18
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,254.49
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$302.83
|
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,018.87
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$979.80
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,865.92
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,364.79
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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