Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 55.4% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Paris, you would:
pay 81.9% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.92
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.84
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.92
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.77
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.18
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.65
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.06
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.52
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.44
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.70
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.06
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 63.2% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.34
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€88.78
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,341.11
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.82
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 54.1% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.27
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,310.88
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,013.78
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€180.60
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 60.0% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€725.08
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,285.22
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.14
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.98
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€99.53
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.65
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€106.94
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€142.83
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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