Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 59.5% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.7% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
-
pay 19.6% less in Jakarta
- Transportation
-
pay 68.0% less in Jakarta
- Housing
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pay 68.4% less in Jakarta
- Childcare
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pay 80.0% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 69.3% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
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pay 33.4% less in Jakarta
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of London, you would:
pay 77.7% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.23
|
$3.03
IDR49,558.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.69
|
$3.41
IDR55,818.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.83
|
$0.62
IDR10,174.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.38
|
$0.35
IDR5,781.13
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.54
|
$1.22
IDR19,893.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.20
|
$3.49
IDR57,016.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.70
|
$5.40
IDR88,362.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.31
|
$1.95
IDR31,930.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.17
|
$1.62
IDR26,549.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$1.38
IDR22,602.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.74
IDR12,115.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.06
IDR17,284.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.33
|
$0.75
IDR12,297.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.80
IDR13,057.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$1.25
IDR20,491.64
|
|
pay 68.0% less for transportation
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.50
|
$3.24
IDR52,947.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£192.29
|
$12.75
IDR208,666.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,195.06
|
$25,509.65
IDR417,332,836.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.25
|
$3.31
IDR54,148.94
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.99
|
$28.49
IDR466,032.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,110.07
|
$449.61
IDR7,355,491.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,536.32
|
$261.47
IDR4,277,661.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£196.46
|
$77.94
IDR1,275,016.06
|
|
pay 80.0% less for childcare
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,737.21
|
$170.06
IDR2,782,218.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,764.01
|
$9,157.99
IDR149,822,929.33
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.15
|
$2.23
IDR36,516.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.58
|
$2.32
IDR37,961.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.71
|
$2.74
IDR44,863.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.88
|
$29.26
IDR478,637.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.02
|
$3.19
IDR52,166.60
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
London
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£72.17
|
$56.54
IDR924,953.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.63
|
$34.50
IDR564,347.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£85.52
|
$87.37
IDR1,429,330.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£100.77
|
$86.38
IDR1,413,240.74
|
|
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