Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 53.0% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.24
NOK223.87
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.78
NOK130.32
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.45
NOK38.13
|
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK28.22
|
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
NOK34.73
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
NOK65.41
|
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
NOK86.19
|
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.26
NOK47.18
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.46
NOK71.49
|
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NOK15.48
|
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
NOK10.45
|
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.13
|
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
NOK24.07
|
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.20
|
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.90
|
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
|
pay 65.1% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
NOK86.40
|
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.89
NOK905.92
|
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,359.77
NOK391,194.37
|
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.47
NOK226.48
|
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.36
NOK479.73
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,411.21
NOK15,612.56
|
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,117.59
NOK12,364.16
|
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$126.44
NOK1,398.88
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.02
NOK3,385.63
|
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,250.65
NOK124,468.93
|
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.24
NOK113.24
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
NOK47.55
|
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.42
NOK159.57
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.65
NOK505.01
|
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.12
NOK167.29
|
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
NOK942.41
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.69
NOK494.47
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.86
NOK1,104.76
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.93
NOK1,492.72
|
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
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