Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 35.1% cheaper than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.0% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
-
pay 11.2% less in Jakarta
- Housing
-
pay 16.9% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.2% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
-
pay 34.4% less in Jakarta
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
|
Basseterre
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$3.03
IDR49,075.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$3.41
IDR55,274.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$0.62
IDR10,075.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$0.35
IDR5,724.80
|
|
pay 11.2% less for groceries
|
Basseterre
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.22
IDR19,699.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.49
IDR56,460.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$5.40
IDR87,501.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$1.95
IDR31,619.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$1.62
IDR26,290.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.38
IDR22,382.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.74
IDR11,997.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.06
IDR17,116.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$0.75
IDR12,177.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.80
IDR12,930.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.25
IDR20,291.98
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Basseterre
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.24
IDR52,431.33
|
|
| 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) | ?? |
$3.31
IDR53,621.34
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
|
Basseterre
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$28.49
IDR461,492.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$449.61
IDR7,283,823.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$261.47
IDR4,235,982.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$77.94
IDR1,262,593.07
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Basseterre
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.06
IDR2,755,110.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,157.99
IDR148,363,145.29
|
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Basseterre
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.23
IDR36,160.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.32
IDR37,591.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$2.74
IDR44,426.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.26
IDR473,974.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$3.19
IDR51,658.32
|
|
pay 34.4% less for clothing
|
Basseterre
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$56.54
IDR915,941.79
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.50
IDR558,849.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$87.37
IDR1,415,403.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.38
IDR1,399,470.98
|
|
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