Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 15.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.7% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 19.0% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 81.3% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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