Cost of living comparison
Oranjestad is 2.7 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
$19.00
AWG34.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
$10.27
AWG18.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
$1.33
AWG2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
|
pay 91.8% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
$3.05
AWG5.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
$6.00
AWG10.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
$6.40
AWG11.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
$5.00
AWG9.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
$5.21
AWG9.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
$1.79
AWG3.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
$1.81
AWG3.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
$2.72
AWG4.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
$1.06
AWG1.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
$0.91
AWG1.64
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
$5.66
AWG10.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
$91.80
AWG165.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
$810.73
AWG1,461.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
$167.08
AWG301.16
|
|
pay 6.5% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
$3.00
AWG5.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
$3.72
AWG6.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
$131.44
AWG236.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
$10.00
AWG18.02
|
|
pay 40.1% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Oranjestad
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
$80.00
AWG144.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
|
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