Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 3.2 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
$21.44
€20.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
$2.56
€2.43
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
$2.59
€2.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
$7.47
€7.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
$4.29
€4.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
$5.66
€5.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
$1.19
€1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
$1.38
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
$6.92
€6.56
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
$53.59
€50.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
$25.94
€24.60
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
$55.46
€52.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
$1,200.57
€1,138.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
$1,025.16
€972.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
$179.33
€170.07
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
$988.17
€937.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
$22,667.79
€21,497.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Brussels
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
$38.09
€36.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
$14.20
€13.47
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
$96.46
€91.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
$51.32
€48.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
$115.01
€109.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
$143.35
€135.95
|
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