Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 53.5% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 61.6% less for housing
Wellington
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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