Cost of living comparison

Jakarta, Indonesia

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 2.1 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in San Jose
Housing: pay 52.8% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.6% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR50,725.15	$10.83 CRC5,456.17	+257.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR57,132.54	$9.72 CRC4,895.41	+184.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,413.70	$1.99 CRC1,004.43	+220.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,917.25	$1.46 CRC736.01	+313.4%
Average			+244.1%

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Jakarta	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR20,362.18	$2.60 CRC1,308.14	+113.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR58,358.71	$4.26 CRC2,148.54	+22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR90,442.72	$7.23 CRC3,643.69	+33.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR32,682.68	$3.26 CRC1,643.61	+67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR27,174.33	$4.41 CRC2,220.02	+171.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR23,134.93	$1.95 CRC982.68	+41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,400.41	$0.63 CRC317.52	-14.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,691.96	$1.59 CRC801.54	+50.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,587.29	$1.35 CRC679.16	+79.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR13,364.79	$1.30 CRC654.67	+62.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,974.13	$1.19 CRC600.00	-4.9%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR54,193.88	$5.49 CRC2,764.71	+69.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR213,579.58	$38.02 CRC19,155.94	+198.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR427,159,155.26	$36,925.49 CRC18,602,542.28	+44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR55,423.90	$15.94 CRC8,030.91	+381.6%
Average			+173.5%

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pay 52.8% more for housing

	Jakarta	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR477,005.87	$53.59 CRC27,000.22	+88.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,528,680.11	$742.08 CRC373,849.12	+65.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,378,381.34	$463.60 CRC233,555.83	+77.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,305,036.97	$63.06 CRC31,766.53	-19.1%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,847,727.70	$521.49 CRC262,720.11	+206.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR153,350,588.13	$12,425.72 CRC6,259,901.55	+35.7%
Average			+121.2%

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pay 96.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR37,376.43	$2.92 CRC1,468.62	+30.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR38,855.05	$3.69 CRC1,859.63	+59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR45,919.61	$5.05 CRC2,545.61	+84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR489,907.36	$59.70 CRC30,076.56	+104.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR53,394.89	$9.72 CRC4,895.41	+204.7%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Jakarta	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR946,732.51	$73.59 CRC37,071.68	+30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR577,635.68	$50.81 CRC25,598.56	+47.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,462,984.51	$125.98 CRC63,468.75	+44.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,446,516.23	$117.31 CRC59,101.00	+35.8%
Average			+39.4%

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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: April 2025

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