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Jakarta vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 14.1% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 63.6% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 49.0% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 44.8% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 32.1% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 41.4% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Jakarta

The cost of groceries and childcare in Jakarta are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.6% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP894,057	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,970	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,091	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,028	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	-68.7%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 49.0% more for groceries

	Beirut	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,762	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	+33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,496	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	-36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,215	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	-12.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,889	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	-28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,950	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,843	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+99.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,668	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,711	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+157.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,703	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	+61.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,011	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+103.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,212	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+185.6%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 44.8% less for transportation

	Beirut	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,088	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	-7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,705,430	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,682,171,804	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,923	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-74.0%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 32.1% less for housing

	Beirut	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,808	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-10.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,002,463	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,130,183	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-27.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,410,684	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	-51.6%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 41.4% more for childcare

	Beirut	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,331,623	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,556,877	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+122.8%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,217	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	-25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,336	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,811	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,740	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,840	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-54.4%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Beirut	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,984,822	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,760	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,219,966	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	-15.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,898,491	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	-22.0%
Average			-26.3%

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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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