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Jakarta vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 36.7% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 75.9% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 22.5% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 59.1% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 50.7% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 38.8% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 75.9% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.86 SEK152.44	$3.03 IDR49,028.76	-78.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.16 SEK111.79	$3.41 IDR55,221.86	-66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 SEK28.22	$0.62 IDR10,065.44	-75.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.13 SEK23.42	$0.35 IDR5,719.36	-83.4%
Average			-75.9%

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pay 22.5% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 SEK29.21	$1.22 IDR19,681.21	-54.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 SEK58.20	$3.49 IDR56,407.03	-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.43 SEK59.78	$5.40 IDR87,418.06	-0.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.82 SEK42.07	$1.95 IDR31,589.68	-49.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.15 SEK56.61	$1.62 IDR26,265.54	-68.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK15.23	$1.38 IDR22,361.23	-0.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SEK12.08	$0.74 IDR11,985.70	-32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK14.99	$1.06 IDR17,100.29	-22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 SEK19.60	$0.75 IDR12,166.34	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 SEK7.80	$0.80 IDR12,917.83	+12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK8.68	$1.25 IDR20,272.69	+58.7%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 59.1% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK73.40	$3.24 IDR52,381.49	-51.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$94.22 SEK1,036.57	$12.75 IDR206,436.87	-86.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,544.48 SEK314,019.26	$25,509.65 IDR412,873,749.05	-10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.62 SEK303.86	$3.31 IDR53,570.37	-88.0%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 50.7% less for housing

	Stockholm	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.49 SEK368.43	$28.49 IDR461,053.45	-14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,542.54 SEK16,969.61	$449.61 IDR7,276,899.83	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$965.24 SEK10,618.63	$261.47 IDR4,231,955.93	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.65 SEK1,536.28	$77.94 IDR1,261,392.86	-44.2%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 38.8% more for childcare

	Stockholm	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.54 SEK1,590.10	$170.06 IDR2,752,491.66	+17.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,727.37 SEK63,007.10	$9,157.99 IDR148,222,112.21	+59.9%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.30 SEK80.28	$2.23 IDR36,126.45	-69.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 SEK46.99	$2.32 IDR37,555.63	-45.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.56 SEK72.15	$2.74 IDR44,383.93	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.99 SEK439.89	$29.26 IDR473,523.48	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.61 SEK171.75	$3.19 IDR51,609.22	-79.6%
Average			-55.9%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.26 SEK993.01	$56.54 IDR915,071.11	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.14 SEK474.59	$34.50 IDR558,317.91	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.21 SEK1,168.41	$87.37 IDR1,414,058.18	-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$174.28 SEK1,917.31	$86.38 IDR1,398,140.65	-50.4%
Average			-31.4%

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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: January 2025

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