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Tokyo vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 2.1 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% more in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 73.0% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 89.0% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Tokyo

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

Tokyo vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.5% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$6.51 ¥1,024	+115.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	$5.21 ¥819	+52.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	$1.12 ¥176	+79.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	$0.75 ¥117	+110.9%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 73.0% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	$1.63 ¥257	+34.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	$7.01 ¥1,102	+101.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	$5.89 ¥926	+9.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	$2.09 ¥328	+6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	$3.26 ¥513	+101.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	$2.38 ¥374	+72.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	$1.06 ¥167	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	$2.65 ¥416	+150.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	$2.42 ¥380	+221.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	$1.29 ¥203	+61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	$1.26 ¥199	+0.8%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	$4.42 ¥695	+36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	$58.62 ¥9,215	+359.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	$21,767.76 ¥3,421,783	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	$27.88 ¥4,382	+742.2%
Average			+280.9%

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pay 89.0% more for housing

	Jakarta	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	$31.86 ¥5,008	+11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	$1,120.28 ¥176,102	+149.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	$582.98 ¥91,642	+123.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	$134.03 ¥21,069	+72.0%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	$533.29 ¥83,831	+213.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	$14,506.96 ¥2,280,421	+58.4%
Average			+136.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$3.26 ¥512	+45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	$3.40 ¥535	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	$3.91 ¥614	+42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	$67.16 ¥10,557	+129.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	$12.38 ¥1,945	+288.1%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Jakarta	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	$52.60 ¥8,268	-7.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	$36.87 ¥5,796	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	$63.41 ¥9,968	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	$82.89 ¥13,030	-4.0%
Average			-7.9%

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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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