Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 55.4% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.9% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
-
pay 36.0% less in Jakarta
- Transportation
-
pay 63.2% less in Jakarta
- Housing
-
pay 54.1% less in Jakarta
- Childcare
-
pay 60.0% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.6% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
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pay 33.8% less in Jakarta
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Paris, you would:
pay 81.9% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.67
|
$3.03
IDR50,725.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.73
|
$3.41
IDR57,132.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.73
|
$0.62
IDR10,413.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.70
|
$0.35
IDR5,917.25
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.83
|
$1.22
IDR20,362.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.25
|
$3.49
IDR58,358.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.93
|
$5.40
IDR90,442.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.42
|
$1.95
IDR32,682.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.77
|
$1.62
IDR27,174.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.44
|
$1.38
IDR23,134.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.96
|
$0.74
IDR12,400.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.37
|
$1.06
IDR17,691.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.62
|
$0.75
IDR12,587.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$0.80
IDR13,364.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.10
|
$1.25
IDR20,974.13
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.98
|
$3.24
IDR54,193.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€84.49
|
$12.75
IDR213,579.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€29,826.42
|
$25,509.65
IDR427,159,155.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€22.66
|
$3.31
IDR55,423.90
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€30.71
|
$28.49
IDR477,005.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,247.53
|
$449.61
IDR7,528,680.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€964.78
|
$261.47
IDR4,378,381.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€171.88
|
$77.94
IDR1,305,036.97
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€690.04
|
$170.06
IDR2,847,727.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,546.49
|
$9,157.99
IDR153,350,588.13
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.85
|
$2.23
IDR37,376.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.94
|
$2.32
IDR38,855.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.22
|
$2.74
IDR45,919.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.29
|
$29.26
IDR489,907.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.71
|
$3.19
IDR53,394.89
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€94.72
|
$56.54
IDR946,732.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€42.49
|
$34.50
IDR577,635.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€101.78
|
$87.37
IDR1,462,984.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€135.93
|
$86.38
IDR1,446,516.23
|
|
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