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Jakarta vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 36.3% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 26.8% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 10.5% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 34.4% more in Jakarta

The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Jakarta are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.29 NGN5,090.91	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.58 NGN8,622.87	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 NGN768.20	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 NGN427.30	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	+27.8%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Abuja	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 NGN2,062.41	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	-8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.25 NGN1,931.87	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	+178.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.91 NGN16,855.12	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	-50.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 NGN2,412.91	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	+25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 NGN2,910.24	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 NGN2,323.70	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 NGN1,159.25	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	-1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,259.81	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 NGN1,145.02	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN1,025.32	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+20.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 NGN983.60	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+96.8%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 26.8% less for transportation

	Abuja	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.92 NGN4,509.19	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	+10.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.75 IDR206,633.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN14,350.66	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-64.4%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 10.5% more for housing

	Abuja	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.56 NGN64,231.75	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3,804,947.24	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN1,789,762.86	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-77.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.44 NGN36,225.13	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	+232.5%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Abuja	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN206,948.77	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	+27.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3,038,250.79	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+365.8%
Average			+196.4%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 NGN1,847.84	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+86.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 NGN2,540.96	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN3,090.99	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN69,293.81	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-34.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN12,909.47	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-61.8%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 34.4% more for clothing

	Abuja	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN46,037.69	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	+89.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN44,454.43	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	+19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN106,496.48	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	+26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN132,339.96	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	+0.9%
Average			+34.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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