Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 19.9% cheaper than Sofia.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 63.7% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.55
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.77
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.93
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.10
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.90
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.37
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.65
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.56
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.50
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.60
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.52
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.08
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.95
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.88
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.61
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN51.38
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN56,166.94
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN14.08
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.28
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,070.61
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN806.76
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN214.00
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,039.65
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,652.41
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 23.2% less for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.14
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.24
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.27
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN69.46
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.41
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN132.45
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.95
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN186.16
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN191.57
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
|
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