Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kinshasa instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Jakarta
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Kinshasa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Kinshasa
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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