Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 37.2% cheaper than Rome.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.5% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
-
pay 13.1% less in Jakarta
- Transportation
-
pay 51.6% less in Jakarta
- Housing
-
pay 46.1% less in Jakarta
- Childcare
-
pay 39.6% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 36.7% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
-
pay 1.0% less in Jakarta
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Rome, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
|
Rome
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.67
|
$3.03
IDR50,725.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.78
|
$3.41
IDR57,132.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.04
|
$0.62
IDR10,413.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.02
|
$0.35
IDR5,917.25
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
Rome
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
$1.22
IDR20,362.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.39
|
$3.49
IDR58,358.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.66
|
$5.40
IDR90,442.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.43
|
$1.95
IDR32,682.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.46
|
$1.62
IDR27,174.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$1.38
IDR23,134.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.84
|
$0.74
IDR12,400.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.81
|
$1.06
IDR17,691.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.75
IDR12,587.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.80
IDR13,364.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.25
IDR20,974.13
|
|
pay 51.6% less for transportation
|
Rome
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.52
|
$3.24
IDR54,193.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€34.23
|
$12.75
IDR213,579.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€24,447.88
|
$25,509.65
IDR427,159,155.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€15.65
|
$3.31
IDR55,423.90
|
|
pay 46.1% less for housing
|
Rome
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€26.88
|
$28.49
IDR477,005.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,076.96
|
$449.61
IDR7,528,680.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€696.28
|
$261.47
IDR4,378,381.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€152.62
|
$77.94
IDR1,305,036.97
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
|
Rome
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€464.28
|
$170.06
IDR2,847,727.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,572.06
|
$9,157.99
IDR153,350,588.13
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Rome
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.89
|
$2.23
IDR37,376.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$2.32
IDR38,855.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.87
|
$2.74
IDR45,919.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€53.21
|
$29.26
IDR489,907.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.78
|
$3.19
IDR53,394.89
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Rome
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€59.70
|
$56.54
IDR946,732.51
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€28.05
|
$34.50
IDR577,635.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€70.41
|
$87.37
IDR1,462,984.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€93.36
|
$86.38
IDR1,446,516.23
|
|
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