Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 33.2% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.07
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.61
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 13.5% more for groceries
Tallinn
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.84
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.32
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Tallinn
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.41
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.63
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€24,903.31
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.60
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Tallinn
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.54
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€672.59
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€495.54
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€212.68
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 8.4% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€345.44
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,410.88
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.26
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.26
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.26
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.37
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.40
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€82.96
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.08
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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