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Jakarta vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 0.2% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 48.8% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 11.2% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 24.3% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 31.3% more in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.8% less for restaurants

	Windhoek	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-34.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	-57.3%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 11.2% more for groceries

	Windhoek	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	+44.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	+17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	-1.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	-14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	-1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	-12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+34.3%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 24.3% less for transportation

	Windhoek	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	-62.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	+49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-53.4%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Windhoek	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	-52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-13.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	+22.1%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	+0.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+72.7%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	+21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	-2.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-10.2%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 31.3% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	+50.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	+24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	+21.7%
Average			+31.3%

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