Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 30.9% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 74.3% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
$2.68
IDR43,566.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$3.68
IDR59,904.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
$0.59
IDR9,607.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
$0.29
IDR4,656.18
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.23
IDR20,081.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$3.63
IDR59,032.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
$5.05
IDR82,138.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
$1.69
IDR27,519.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
$1.68
IDR27,277.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.37
IDR22,276.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.73
IDR11,809.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$1.03
IDR16,718.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
$0.60
IDR9,813.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.68
IDR11,052.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.99
IDR16,163.61
|
|
pay 43.0% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$3.36
IDR54,662.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
$10.04
IDR163,374.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$26,772.06
IDR435,665,649.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$2.93
IDR47,705.39
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Victoria
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$31.58
IDR513,949.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
$478.90
IDR7,793,157.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
$271.93
IDR4,425,233.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
$65.22
IDR1,061,293.27
|
|
pay 64.0% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$156.91
IDR2,553,484.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
$9,733.56
IDR158,395,582.59
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
$2.36
IDR38,457.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
$31.56
IDR513,540.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
$3.35
IDR54,458.21
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
$44.45
IDR723,355.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
$30.52
IDR496,615.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
$78.12
IDR1,271,258.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$87.16
IDR1,418,388.73
|
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