Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Jakarta, Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 35.3% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 48.4% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 2.4% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.1% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Jakarta

The cost of clothing and childcare in Jakarta are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.8% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.28	$3.03 IDR49,585.23	-81.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.08	$3.41 IDR55,848.63	-64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.17	$0.62 IDR10,179.68	-77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.56	$0.35 IDR5,784.27	-87.0%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Victoria	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.58	$1.22 IDR19,904.59	-46.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.69	$3.49 IDR57,047.25	-80.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.90	$5.40 IDR88,410.26	-28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.83	$1.95 IDR31,948.23	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.63	$1.62 IDR26,563.66	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.38 IDR22,615.03	+42.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$0.74 IDR12,121.74	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.06 IDR17,294.38	+8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.43	$0.75 IDR12,304.42	-77.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$0.80 IDR13,064.45	-2.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$1.25 IDR20,502.79	+71.5%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 48.4% less for transportation

	Victoria	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.70	$3.24 IDR52,976.02	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.24	$12.75 IDR208,779.94	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,422.19	$25,509.65 IDR417,559,872.48	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.58	$3.31 IDR54,178.39	-92.8%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Victoria	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.80	$28.49 IDR466,286.42	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,931.66	$449.61 IDR7,359,492.75	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,296.00	$261.47 IDR4,279,988.69	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,045.18	$77.94 IDR1,275,709.69	+6.0%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 2.4% more for childcare

	Victoria	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.75	$170.06 IDR2,783,732.48	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,085.74	$9,157.99 IDR149,904,435.47	+3.3%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.81	$2.23 IDR36,536.49	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.39	$2.32 IDR37,981.89	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.38	$2.74 IDR44,887.69	-88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,362.13	$29.26 IDR478,897.98	-69.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.43	$3.19 IDR52,194.98	-42.9%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Victoria	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR975.05	$56.54 IDR925,457.18	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.54	$34.50 IDR564,654.83	+17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,044.13	$87.37 IDR1,430,107.77	+19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,086.10	$86.38 IDR1,414,009.57	+13.1%
Average			+8.0%

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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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