Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 58.8% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
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