Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 43.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Jakarta
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.64
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.96
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.88
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.84
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.16
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,349.90
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.01
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.12
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£840.82
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£667.66
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.35
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£947.25
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,216.01
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.87
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.83
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.36
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.56
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.88
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.34
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.49
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.54
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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