Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 55.3% cheaper than Brussels.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.0% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
-
pay 26.2% less in Jakarta
- Transportation
-
pay 59.3% less in Jakarta
- Housing
-
pay 60.5% less in Jakarta
- Childcare
-
pay 71.2% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 54.5% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
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pay 34.5% less in Jakarta
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 81.0% less for restaurants
|
Brussels
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€19.71
|
$3.03
IDR50,061.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.83
|
$3.41
IDR56,385.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$0.62
IDR10,277.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
€2.35
|
$0.35
IDR5,839.86
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
|
Brussels
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
€2.38
|
$1.22
IDR20,095.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.47
€6.87
|
$3.49
IDR57,595.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$5.40
IDR89,259.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€3.95
|
$1.95
IDR32,255.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.66
€5.21
|
$1.62
IDR26,818.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.38
IDR22,832.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.74
IDR12,238.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$1.06
IDR17,460.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
€1.27
|
$0.75
IDR12,422.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.80
IDR13,189.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.25
IDR20,699.82
|
|
pay 59.3% less for transportation
|
Brussels
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.36
|
$3.24
IDR53,485.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€49.28
|
$12.75
IDR210,786.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€29,567.25
|
$25,509.65
IDR421,572,541.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.94
€23.85
|
$3.31
IDR54,699.04
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
|
Brussels
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.46
€51.00
|
$28.49
IDR470,767.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.57
€1,104.02
|
$449.61
IDR7,430,216.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.16
€942.72
|
$261.47
IDR4,321,118.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.33
€164.91
|
$77.94
IDR1,287,969.01
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
|
Brussels
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$988.17
€908.70
|
$170.06
IDR2,810,483.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,667.79
€20,844.91
|
$9,157.99
IDR151,344,987.72
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brussels
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.93
|
$2.23
IDR36,887.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
€3.68
|
$2.32
IDR38,346.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.65
€8.87
|
$2.74
IDR45,319.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.09
€35.03
|
$29.26
IDR483,500.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.20
€13.06
|
$3.19
IDR52,696.57
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Brussels
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€88.70
|
$56.54
IDR934,350.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.32
€47.19
|
$34.50
IDR570,081.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.01
€105.76
|
$87.37
IDR1,443,850.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.35
€131.82
|
$86.38
IDR1,427,597.92
|
|
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