Cost of living comparison
Bern is 5.2 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Bern instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 8.3 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
$26.23
CHF23.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
$7.86
CHF7.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
$91.24
CHF81.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,427.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
$43.00
CHF38.42
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Bern
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
$48.66
CHF43.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
$978.93
CHF874.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
$253.38
CHF226.41
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,700.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,573.92
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
$10.26
CHF9.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
$71.17
CHF63.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
$22.81
CHF20.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
$142.37
CHF127.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
$63.68
CHF56.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
$167.27
CHF149.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
$189.00
CHF168.88
|
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