Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 52.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 57.0% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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