Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 10.7% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA940
|
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
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