Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 32.9% cheaper than Nicosia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 59.9% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
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pay 5.9% less in Jakarta
- Transportation
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pay 51.5% less in Jakarta
- Housing
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pay 36.2% less in Jakarta
- Childcare
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pay 15.9% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 51.1% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
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pay 10.1% less in Jakarta
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
€11.95
|
$3.03
IDR49,075.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.28
|
$3.41
IDR55,274.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.42
|
$0.62
IDR10,075.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.71
|
$0.35
IDR5,724.80
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.80
|
$1.22
IDR19,699.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.34
|
$3.49
IDR56,460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€7.15
|
$5.40
IDR87,501.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.57
|
$1.95
IDR31,619.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.85
|
$1.62
IDR26,290.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.16
|
$1.38
IDR22,382.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.74
IDR11,997.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$1.06
IDR17,116.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.13
|
$0.75
IDR12,177.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.53
|
$0.80
IDR12,930.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$1.25
IDR20,291.98
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.47
|
$3.24
IDR52,431.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€51.97
|
$12.75
IDR206,633.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€27,491.77
|
$25,509.65
IDR413,266,597.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€14.03
|
$3.31
IDR53,621.34
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€28.73
|
$28.49
IDR461,492.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€685.99
|
$449.61
IDR7,283,823.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€570.69
|
$261.47
IDR4,235,982.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€148.87
|
$77.94
IDR1,262,593.07
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€410.56
|
$170.06
IDR2,755,110.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,945.01
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,363,145.29
|
|
pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.16
|
$2.23
IDR36,160.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.37
|
$2.32
IDR37,591.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.20
|
$2.74
IDR44,426.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€63.52
|
$29.26
IDR473,974.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.39
|
$3.19
IDR51,658.32
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€79.25
|
$56.54
IDR915,941.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€34.82
|
$34.50
IDR558,849.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€77.30
|
$87.37
IDR1,415,403.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€98.74
|
$86.38
IDR1,399,470.98
|
|
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