Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 33.6% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
|
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.04
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
|
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.08
|
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.68
|
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.99
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.33
|
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.91
|
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.05
|
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.26
|
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.52
|
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
|
pay 31.4% less for transportation
|
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.60
|
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.49
|
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR120,160.62
|
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR63.08
|
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
|
pay 48.7% less for housing
|
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR283.36
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,318.10
|
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,897.62
|
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR267.37
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
|
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,497.72
|
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,408.80
|
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.51
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.48
|
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.04
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR405.12
|
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR65.09
|
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
|
pay 20.9% less for clothing
|
Riyadh
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.97
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR220.08
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.99
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR369.11
|
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
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