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Jakarta vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 29.8% cheaper than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 29.6% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 25.1% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 70.6% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.2% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Jakarta

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Georgetown, you would:

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

	Georgetown	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,480.09	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,785.66	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-60.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD252.97	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD148.81	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	-50.4%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 29.6% less for groceries

	Georgetown	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD418.78	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	-39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,118.28	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	-34.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,570.38	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	-56.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD710.96	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD548.70	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.16	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.38	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD354.54	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	-37.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.08	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	-63.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.51	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.40	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+34.5%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 25.1% less for transportation

	Georgetown	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD835.55	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,952.21	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-55.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,273,715.79	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	+62.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,051.41	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-88.6%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Georgetown	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,772.45	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-53.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD128,829.00	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,695.41	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,735.25	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	+27.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 70.6% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,059.60	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	-80.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,848,973.65	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	-60.6%
Average			-70.6%

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pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD446.42	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD810.16	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD456.34	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+25.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,101.62	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,240.04	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-46.3%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,936.28	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	+48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,912.39	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,459.82	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,864.60	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	+6.9%
Average			+6.5%

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