Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 32.6% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Riga, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€8.00
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Riga
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.50
|
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.06
|
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
|
pay 48.0% less for transportation
|
Riga
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.50
|
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.86
|
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,902.09
|
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.80
|
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
|
Riga
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.97
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.91
|
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.97
|
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.77
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€516.44
|
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,946.56
|
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.63
|
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.26
|
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.17
|
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.29
|
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.56
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€42.01
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.68
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.16
|
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
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