Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 93.9% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
$7.88
₩10,997
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
$6.09
₩8,498
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
$1.59
₩2,215
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
$0.84
₩1,174
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
$3.10
₩4,321
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
$6.52
₩9,107
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
$8.06
₩11,249
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
$3.06
₩4,269
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
$4.74
₩6,612
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
$3.30
₩4,603
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
$1.55
₩2,163
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
$2.44
₩3,407
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
$2.68
₩3,748
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
$1.73
₩2,416
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
$1.39
₩1,936
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
$4.59
₩6,405
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
$44.40
₩61,986
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
$27,023.07
₩37,722,173
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
$8.02
₩11,197
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
$22.27
₩31,093
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
$883.18
₩1,232,852
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
$490.54
₩684,756
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
$133.35
₩186,151
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
$385.48
₩538,102
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
$20,782.92
₩29,011,393
|
|
pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
$3.58
₩4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
$3.60
₩5,028
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
$3.22
₩4,499
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
$53.73
₩75,002
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
$10.74
₩14,996
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
$59.13
₩82,538
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
$46.64
₩65,112
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
$86.69
₩121,017
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
$124.89
₩174,338
|
|
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