Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 20.4% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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