Cost of living comparison

San Jose, Costa Rica

compared to

Jakarta, Indonesia

Jakarta vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 42.9% cheaper than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 70.4% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 26.5% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 46.9% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Jakarta

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 70.4% less for restaurants

	San Jose	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 CRC5,499.19	$3.03 IDR49,585.23	-72.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,934.00	$3.41 IDR55,848.63	-64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC1,012.34	$0.62 IDR10,179.68	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC741.82	$0.35 IDR5,784.27	-75.8%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	San Jose	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 CRC1,318.45	$1.22 IDR19,904.59	-53.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,165.48	$3.49 IDR57,047.25	-18.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,672.41	$5.40 IDR88,410.26	-25.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,656.57	$1.95 IDR31,948.23	-40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CRC2,237.52	$1.62 IDR26,563.66	-63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC990.43	$1.38 IDR22,615.03	-29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC320.02	$0.74 IDR12,121.74	+17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC807.86	$1.06 IDR17,294.38	-33.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC684.51	$0.75 IDR12,304.42	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC659.83	$0.80 IDR13,064.45	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC604.73	$1.25 IDR20,502.79	+5.2%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	San Jose	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,786.51	$3.24 IDR52,976.02	-41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.02 CRC19,306.95	$12.75 IDR208,779.94	-66.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,749,195.70	$25,509.65 IDR417,559,872.48	-30.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC8,094.23	$3.31 IDR54,178.39	-79.2%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 26.5% less for housing

	San Jose	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.59 CRC27,213.08	$28.49 IDR466,286.42	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.08 CRC376,796.37	$449.61 IDR7,359,492.75	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.60 CRC235,397.07	$261.47 IDR4,279,988.69	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.06 CRC32,016.96	$77.94 IDR1,275,709.69	+23.6%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 46.9% less for childcare

	San Jose	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC264,791.27	$170.06 IDR2,783,732.48	-67.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,425.72 CRC6,309,251.58	$9,157.99 IDR149,904,435.47	-26.3%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,480.20	$2.23 IDR36,536.49	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,874.29	$2.32 IDR37,981.89	-37.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,565.68	$2.74 IDR44,887.69	-45.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.70 CRC30,313.67	$29.26 IDR478,897.98	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,934.00	$3.19 IDR52,194.98	-67.2%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	San Jose	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.59 CRC37,363.93	$56.54 IDR925,457.18	-23.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.81 CRC25,800.37	$34.50 IDR564,654.83	-32.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.98 CRC63,969.11	$87.37 IDR1,430,107.77	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 CRC59,566.93	$86.38 IDR1,414,009.57	-26.4%
Average			-28.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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