Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 85.7% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 94.9% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 48.2% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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