Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 30.3% more expensive than Dushanbe.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Dushanbe, you would:
pay 20.8% less for restaurants
|
Dushanbe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS59.76
|
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
TJS97.55
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TJS6.64
|
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS2.99
|
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
|
pay 85.5% more for groceries
|
Dushanbe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.08
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.55
|
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.43
|
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
TJS18.65
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.06
|
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.79
|
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
TJS11.39
|
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.62
|
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
TJS4.07
|
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
TJS3.57
|
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
TJS2.59
|
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
|
pay 51.3% more for transportation
|
Dushanbe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS33.93
|
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS214,147.97
|
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.18
TJS33.87
|
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
|
pay 26.7% more for housing
|
Dushanbe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS254.99
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$413.18
TJS4,399.16
|
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.49
TJS2,241.08
|
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
TJS535.87
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
|
pay 13.3% more for childcare
|
Dushanbe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,135.48
|
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,658.24
TJS145,421.41
|
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dushanbe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS11.95
|
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.29
TJS24.40
|
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS24.90
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.11
TJS395.09
|
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS49.80
|
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
|
pay 42.9% more for clothing
|
Dushanbe
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.06
TJS298.81
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS384.47
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS816.75
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.79
TJS572.72
|
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
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