Cost of living comparison
George Town is 5.0 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in George Town instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 69.4% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
George Town
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
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