Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 36.7% more expensive than Kigali.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Kigali, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
|
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 75.5% more for groceries
|
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
|
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 39.0% more for housing
|
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
|
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Kigali
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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