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Jakarta vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 3.0 times more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% more in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 55.4% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 6.8 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.6% more for restaurants

	Kabul	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.63 AFN185	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	+15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 AFN515	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-53.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 AFN26	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	+65.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 AFN12	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	+111.4%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Kabul	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.25 AFN18	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	+389.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 AFN138	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	+77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 AFN214	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	+77.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 AFN104	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	+31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AFN109	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.25 AFN18	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+455.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 AFN26	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	+102.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 AFN26	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+184.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AFN16	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	+231.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+434.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+726.8%
Average			+247.0%

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pay 55.4% more for transportation

	Kabul	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 AFN279	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	-18.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.93 AFN629	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	+42.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,079.28 AFN498,216	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	+260.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.07 AFN638	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-63.5%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Kabul	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.18 AFN9,161	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$103.61 AFN7,291	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	+334.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.85 AFN6,323	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	+191.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.84 AFN4,985	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	+10.0%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$23.40 AFN1,647	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	+626.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,462.66 AFN102,937	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+526.1%
Average			+576.4%

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pay 68.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.93 AFN206	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	-23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 AFN89	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	+83.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 AFN185	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+4.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.78 AFN618	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	+233.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.19 AFN154	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	+45.3%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.97 AFN772	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	+415.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.03 AFN1,128	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	+115.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$23.77 AFN1,673	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	+267.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$22.38 AFN1,575	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	+286.0%
Average			+271.1%

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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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