Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 73.5% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 76.2% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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