Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 23.3% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
|
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.22
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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