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Roseau vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 95.3% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Roseau
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Roseau
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Roseau
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Roseau
Childcare: pay 49.2% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.0% more in Roseau
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Roseau

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Roseau are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Roseau.

Roseau vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Roseau instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$7.40 EC$20.00	+144.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$6.66 EC$18.00	+95.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.71 EC$4.62	+175.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$1.48 EC$4.00	+318.8%
Average			+183.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Jakarta	Roseau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$2.47 EC$6.67	+102.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$1.11 EC$3.00	-68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$14.24 EC$38.49	+163.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$5.18 EC$14.00	+165.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$4.69 EC$12.66	+188.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$2.85 EC$7.71	+106.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$1.02 EC$2.77	+38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$2.12 EC$5.74	+100.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$2.41 EC$6.50	+220.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$1.48 EC$4.00	+85.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$1.39 EC$3.75	+10.8%
Average			+101.3%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$4.49 EC$12.13	+38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$32.25 EC$87.16	+152.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$33,254.25 EC$89,871.27	+30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$37.00 EC$100.00	+1017.9%
Average			+309.9%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Jakarta	Roseau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$56.74 EC$153.33	+99.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$283.68 EC$766.67	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$203.51 EC$550.00	-22.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$106.28 EC$287.22	+36.4%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 49.2% less for childcare

	Jakarta	Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$111.01 EC$300.00	-34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	-63.6%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 79.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$1.85 EC$5.00	-17.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$3.10 EC$8.38	+33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$7.40 EC$20.00	+169.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$43.17 EC$116.67	+47.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$8.33 EC$22.50	+161.1%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Roseau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$70.92 EC$191.67	+25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$38.24 EC$103.33	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$148.01 EC$400.00	+69.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$77.70 EC$210.00	-10.0%
Average			+23.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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