Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 20.5% more expensive than Dodoma.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Dodoma, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
|
Dodoma
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
TZS19,866.90
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
TZS1,821.13
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TZS993.35
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 86.4% more for groceries
|
Dodoma
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
TZS2,483.36
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
TZS7,450.09
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
TZS13,787.48
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
TZS5,403.80
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
TZS8,711.10
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
TZS2,703.45
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS788.50
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
TZS1,201.53
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TZS675.86
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,051.34
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
|
Dodoma
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
TZS10,803.87
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Dodoma
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.79
TZS79,467.60
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dodoma
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dodoma
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TZS2,980.04
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
TZS7,781.20
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.86
TZS4,966.73
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Dodoma
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
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