Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 7.2% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 59.0% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
Kingston
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Jakarta
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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