Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 19.8% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 46.6% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
NAD150.79
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
NAD85.45
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NAD15.80
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.27
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
NAD52.11
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
NAD78.96
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
NAD39.92
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
NAD36.60
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.44
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.03
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
NAD11.76
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
NAD10.49
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.35
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
NAD8.51
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
NAD76.27
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD396.74
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
NAD150,790.43
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
NAD121.64
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 0.4% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
NAD954.80
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
NAD6,422.56
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
NAD4,595.52
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
NAD1,257.27
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 87.0% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
NAD2,587.56
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
NAD68,083.55
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
NAD25.13
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
NAD32.42
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
NAD40.21
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
NAD836.89
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
NAD60.32
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 26.3% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
NAD678.56
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
NAD447.09
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
NAD1,281.72
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
NAD1,086.91
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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