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$59.99
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 47.4% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 69.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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