Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 63.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.1% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
-
pay 44.1% less in Jakarta
- Transportation
-
pay 60.5% less in Jakarta
- Housing
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pay 68.5% less in Jakarta
- Childcare
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pay 74.2% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 69.9% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
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pay 44.7% less in Jakarta
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 81.1% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£33.59
|
$3.03
IDR49,730.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.68
|
$3.41
IDR56,011.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.11
|
$0.62
IDR10,209.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.86
|
$0.35
IDR5,801.19
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.71
|
$1.22
IDR19,962.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£3.96
|
$3.49
IDR57,214.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£5.82
|
$5.40
IDR88,668.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£3.99
|
$1.95
IDR32,041.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.22
|
$1.62
IDR26,641.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.40
|
$1.38
IDR22,681.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.03
|
$0.74
IDR12,157.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$1.06
IDR17,344.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.36
|
$0.75
IDR12,340.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.16
|
$0.80
IDR13,102.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.25
IDR20,562.73
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£5.90
|
$3.24
IDR53,130.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£49.91
|
$12.75
IDR209,390.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£20,636.19
|
$25,509.65
IDR418,780,692.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£38.28
|
$3.31
IDR54,336.79
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£53.91
|
$28.49
IDR467,649.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,343.75
|
$449.61
IDR7,381,009.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,275.19
|
$261.47
IDR4,292,502.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£124.49
|
$77.94
IDR1,279,439.48
|
|
pay 74.2% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,727.68
|
$170.06
IDR2,791,871.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£15,357.17
|
$9,157.99
IDR150,342,711.26
|
|
pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£5.76
|
$2.23
IDR36,643.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.68
|
$2.32
IDR38,092.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£11.52
|
$2.74
IDR45,018.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£55.03
|
$29.26
IDR480,298.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£13.44
|
$3.19
IDR52,347.59
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Jakarta
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£74.39
|
$56.54
IDR928,162.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£51.51
|
$34.50
IDR566,305.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£89.98
|
$87.37
IDR1,434,288.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£150.37
|
$86.38
IDR1,418,143.71
|
|
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