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Jakarta vs. Muscat Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 14.0% cheaper than Muscat.

Restaurants: pay 27.2% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 37.4% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 24.1% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 31.5% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 2.4% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 8.5% more in Jakarta

The cost of groceries and clothing in Jakarta are more expensive than in Muscat. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Muscat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.2% less for restaurants

	Muscat	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-41.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.79 OMR3.000	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-56.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 OMR0.330	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 OMR0.120	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	+15.3%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 37.4% more for groceries

	Muscat	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 OMR0.450	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	+3.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 OMR0.770	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	+73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 OMR2.340	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	-11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 OMR0.880	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	-15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 OMR0.410	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 OMR0.300	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	+43.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 OMR0.170	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+84.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 OMR0.160	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+196.2%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 24.1% less for transportation

	Muscat	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.33 OMR0.900	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	+38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.34 OMR24.000	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-79.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,858.86 OMR8,800.410	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	+11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.13 OMR3.900	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-67.3%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 31.5% less for housing

	Muscat	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.80 OMR26.870	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$609.46 OMR234.640	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$409.71 OMR157.730	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.57 OMR31.400	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	-4.5%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 2.4% less for childcare

	Muscat	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$188.90 OMR72.720	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	-10.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,697.81 OMR3,348.560	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+5.3%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Muscat	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$12.99 OMR5.000	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	-82.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.85 OMR1.870	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	-52.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.97 OMR2.300	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	-54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.34 OMR17.450	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.39 OMR4.000	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-69.3%
Average			-58.8%

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pay 8.5% more for clothing

	Muscat	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.16 OMR16.620	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	+31.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.38 OMR14.390	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.28 OMR29.750	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.48 OMR34.060	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	-2.4%
Average			+8.5%

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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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