Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 35.5% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 60.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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