Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 50.2% 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 |
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 64.0% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 62.0% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 10.1% less for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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