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
IDR48,987.26
|
$7.88
₩11,395
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$1.59
₩2,295
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$0.84
₩1,216
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$6.52
₩9,436
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$8.06
₩11,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$4.74
₩6,851
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$3.30
₩4,770
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$1.55
₩2,241
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$2.44
₩3,530
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$2.68
₩3,883
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$1.73
₩2,503
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$1.39
₩2,006
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$4.59
₩6,636
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$44.40
₩64,228
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$8.02
₩11,602
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$490.54
₩709,526
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$385.48
₩557,567
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
|
pay 90.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$3.58
₩5,180
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$3.60
₩5,210
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$53.73
₩77,715
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$10.74
₩15,539
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$124.89
₩180,644
|
|
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