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
TTD69.74
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 18.3% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 34.0% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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