How Much it Costs to Live in Jakarta Indonesia (not what i expected)

[@alexandwhite]

How much do you spend per month? Comment below 👇🏼

[@arsyaradiyyaabyasa5942]

idk actualy cuz i still leave with my parents

[@codelbodel]

Idk im still a kid

[@martiniskandar8764]

My avg monthly cost living in jakarta is around 700-800 usd per month for 2 people, ( i have my own house and car). But jakarta indeed pretty expensive city to live. I think since you stay in a nice 1 bedroom apartment (with direct access to mall), thus your accommodation cost is quiet expensive. And for your transport, foods, etc i think they pretty much ok for staying 1 month in jakarta.

[@xeirea]

idk

[@dhanopurwanto574]

Big space my cost in life for food, fuel, abodrment cell, internet, bpjs.. maybe around 500K

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

I'll be moving to a city near Jakarta for a teaching job, wish me luck! 🤞

[@mr.havefun8725]

Good luck... stay safe

[@alexandwhite]

oh thats awesome! Teaching english??

[@atchanih]

Let me guess, South Tangerang?

[@AdamOctorachmadi]

I hope you're not from cold country 🔥🔥

[@Angelica-tu5dh]

Yea you need learn some bahasa, or you’ll get bullied by kids in the street😂

[@agustinusdavid9726]

Kos kosan : 1.200k (90$) Makan (Warteg) @20k x 3 x 30 : 1.800 (130$) Transportasi : 500k (45$) Internet : 200k (15$) Hiburan : 500k (45$) Jajan : 1.000k (90$) Biaya tak terduga : 50$ Total 465$

[@alexandwhite]

Great cost breakdown David! Yeah its absolutely possible to live an affordable lifestyle in Jakarta! I chose to live my typical lifestyle and have to live off of street food all the time, plus i wanted a nice apartment so i can get a lot of work done. So my costs reflect that additional eating out expense and accommodation expense

[@rafaryuga18]

altough it's seems to be cheap, It still above Jakarta's minimum wage that's around 310USD a month

[@ridawis5498]

It's because you live in an expensive area, if you want to stay to the side a little, you only spend half of it.

[@alexandwhite]

yeah i'm sure i could of lived much much cheaper, but i wanted to be comfortable and be able to get some work done so i was looking for a place that was sort of new

[@intriguingfacts5434]

@@alexandwhite many RedDoorz hotels in Jakarta are $10/night. But of course, less comfortable than your apartment.

[@FebiMaster]

@@alexandwhite A lot of the reddoorz hotel room cost so much cheaper and have nice sidewalk to walk on, as well as connected to transjakarta, but of course less comfortable than your place

[@frankch1028]

Apartment rent typically cost more than comparable landed house in Jakarta (unless if you're aiming for elite areas). However landed house usually demand longer rent period (6mths & above). Also your laundry is indeed on the rather expensive side

[@lydiah7055]

West Jakarta is not actually an expensive area, his $667 is actually a fine price for an apartment in Jakarta. Place like Kemang Village (South Jakarta) would charge like $1000 for a month for studio/1 BR. Or with around $400 you can still get an older apartment, but usually not furnished. I think Alex' video is a pretty realistic one, nobody would just come to Jakarta and live cheap in BSD or Bekasi or something like that even though it's cheaper. It's just not realistic. I'm a Jakarta local and I spend around the same amount as well realistically (without trying to make it cheap). A bit comment though on your comparison to Bali, Bali is having pandemic price right now so it's not the usual price like when tourism is still on. In the end I believe the spend comparison is pretty much the same between Bali and Jakarta.

[@vembrydwitama3043]

Jakarta might be "not really that famous" for Western tourists compared to Bali (while theyre visiting Indonesia). But Actually Jakarta tourism is pretty massive huge too (before pandermic) majority visitors were coming from Asia, Middle east and domestic market.

[@verany81]

Tourist from nigeria, ethiopia,somalia, mali and some africa country 😀

[@alans5414]

you are going to travel around Indonesia? wow that amazing!

[@alexandwhite]

yes have a few plans for next month!

[@R-Tap]

As an Irishman my bar bill for 1 month in Jakarta would equal Alexander's total bill. You did well.

[@alexandwhite]

hahahaha i love this comment 😂👍🏻

[@alexandwhite]

@zhudm thanks! Yeah I kind of expected the cost to be a bit higher than Bali as soon as I saw cost of accommodation there

[@bth120]

So true!! Booze isn't cheap here!!!

[@ivanoov3285]

are you flexing or what

[@Bukanluissuarez]

🤣🤣🤣 what bar?

[@mamzzx4098]

This is surreal, your video is so organised and edited so well, I love, I'd be lying if I said I don't plan to move there, subscribed instantly

[@hadiwidjojo5569]

Hai Alex, don't forget to compare also the total cost of living in Jakarta, Bangkok and Singapore if you have the chance to visit these places ! Because these three countries Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore are among the favourite destinations in South East Asia for tourists from all over the world. Your information could be very useful for us.

[@iGeek_io]

my last trip to Indonesia in August 2019 It was 30 days. 15 days in Bali and 15 days in Jakarta $3,200 cost for a month Like the king :)

[@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon]

That’s quite a lot!! Did you change different accommodations because that does seem quite a lot😅

[@alexandwhite]

oh wow! yeah that is quite a lot, how often did you move accommodations and was it a one bedroom place?

[@nazizahh9838]

Where r u from? The real sulthan.. 😏

[@skeletonrey619]

Well, thats alot, spent like a king 👍👍

[@atchanih]

I live in Jakarta, well suburbs.. Anyway, I think the total living cost is on the average side. Your apt is on the more expensive side (all things considered), and you eat out a lot.. So those a big addition to you.

[@TaufikAkbar7]

for foreigners working on the financial district (his probable target audience) his approach is actually correct.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

My dream is to move to Indonesia. Not to Jakarta--but someplace soothing and tropical. I'd like to work remotely for a US company so I can earn American money but stretch it amazingly far in Indonesia. The reality is the American Dream is dead. To achieve it you have to leave America to places where you don't have to work 80 hours a week to afford to live the sweet life. I don't mind giving up some Western comforts either. To not worry about money would be a dream come true.

[@arsalmaulana6761]

Sir, if you or your friends interested to stay in Bandung. You could ask me to search you an apartment or a house. My name is Arsal, real estate agent from Bandung. I hope you could move to Indonesia soon.

[@aisyakamila]

Laundry in my area (suburb of Jakarta is Rp. 6000 a kilo. Your laundry is at the high-cost apartment.

[@marcperkins248]

Cool vid, I've been to Jakarta once and Bekasi and have found amazing apartments for less than that, keep up the good content

[@kellyyuda1941]

1 month and I will be there. 🙏

[@alexandwhite]

awesome!! Make sure to spend a few days after your quarantine to explore the city

[@kellyyuda1941]

@@alexandwhite I will be spending the remainder of my time after quarantine in Depok.

[@davidds9435]

remember to explore "Dunia Fantasy" and "Thousand Island (pulau 1000)" and ofc PIK (chinatown and mangrove) ... for food adventure, area such as "Pasar baru" worth it to try ...

[@seputar.tutorial.youtube]

nice to be able to watch your video Alexander. Living in several cities in Indonesia has differences, and if in Jakarta the cost of living a month is quite cheap. It all depends on the lifestyle of some foreigners. Hopefully this video will be useful, make reference many people. Good evening, have a nice day. Stay healthy .. Thank you for choosing to live in Indonesia.👍👍

[@alexandwhite]

Thanks for watching! Yeah everyone has a different lifestyle so could be much cheaper or more expensive

[@AulandRianka]

Cool video bro, been following since u came to Jakarta. Try to visit Jogja for a month, it's a student-city so it's quite cheap for living and food costs :D

[@alexandwhite]

me and my girlfriend will probably visit there sometime soon!

[@AulandRianka]

@@alexandwhite perfect, goodluck and make more 1 month videos if possible. me & my gf found it very helpful!

[@Angelica-tu5dh]

@@alexandwhite yes jogja more more moreeeeee farrr cheaper than bali and jakarta, you can get food for 2k idr or 5k idr, just beware of scam hahaha but mostly jogja people so kind 😁

[@muhamadhidayat8509]

@@Angelica-tu5dh solo more cheaper than jogja

[@demonwalangkekek2623]

Wonogiri alot of bakso more cheaper

[@Yunianto73]

accommodation will be cheaper if you live in south jakarta area, at fatmawati area or setiabudi area all place near public transport MRT and Trans Jakarta, these place also already have complete fasilities like swimming pool also small gym may only cost you 400 usd per month..👍

[@freshfinds8285]

Hi! Thanks for the informative video!

[@alexandwhite]

glad you found it useful! thanks for watching!

[@liverbirdmighty9271]

I have lived in Jakarta since 2000. From renting room lodging (aka indekos), to cheap studio in a housing project (rusun), to renting medium apartment and now living in an apartment in embassy area (most of inhabitants are foreigners. Only about 20-30% WNI). The differentiating factor for cost in Jakarta is your accomodation. I own my place, so only pay utilities now. If I were to rent my 3B unit, it would cost me 1200-1700 USD a month. An 3B in a luxury apartment nearby would cost you 4000-6000 USD a month/1B prolly 2000-2500. And as it is listed in expensive area, the electricity, water bills are expensive. You can get 3B apartment in medium apartment such as Taman Rasuna for roughly half the price (and the utilities will also be cheaper). If you go lower, such as Basura or Kalibata City, it would be even cheaper. Cheapest would be renting a house. But even I dont wanna do that.... can be too much hassle

[@raoulander]

Actually when I visited Sulfur Lake (Kawah Putih) it can take 5 hours or more if you go there during holiday time. Me and my family get traffic jam stuck when visited that place and going to home. tips: go to the sulfer lakes (Kawah putih) on weekdays, don't go there during holiday season, if you want to go during holiday season, then you have to be patient with traffic jams. *Uncle Alex, It´s me Andre, from Bandung, If you remember me.

[@penangis]

Great stuff. Keep it up. It's refreshing to finally see (and suscribe) a channel vlog on my hometown Jakarta. Jakarta is a great city when one has lived here, hope you enjoy the city and be able to share the amazing aspects of this great town.

[@alexandwhite]

Thanks so much for watching Penangis! I had a great time exploring Jakarta can’t wait to see more of Indonesia 😃

[@kunnabeelhilmi2072]

yo the camera quality is so peng, keep up with the good videos man, been enjoying it since the start

[@alexandwhite]

haha thanks for watching Kunnabeel! Will try to keep up with the quality content 😃🙌🏻

[@williamsetiawan2840]

Center jakarta is one of the expensive area. And you can eat a street food meal that only cost you 0.8$ till 3$

[@JafferyRaju21]

Good morning Very useful information! Excellent video coverage! I live in America for 30 years! I sing on smule! Indonesian lagu! I learned by listening! I wish to visit indonesia in future! Thank 🇱🇷🙏👍

[@brownstone1499]

348 USD will be just one dinner for 2 or 3 at the best steak house for example back in US including tax, tips and drinks

[@bobolaapi7034]

i really like this video. cz not only you show about the good spot in jakarta/ bali, you also at least give information about the facility n the total living cost for a month

[@gabrielprisanjaya8139]

17:45 Planning for the next trip? I can't wait to see what's next city you're gonna visit. I recommend you to visit Yogyakarta because it's well known for its low cost of living and it has kinda different style of tourism compared to Bali. Enjoy! 👍

[@alexandwhite]

yogyakarta is on the list, planning a whole trip around java soon

[@MultiDivebomber]

@@alexandwhite tumpak sewu, bromo, ijen,

[@polandball9183]

@@alexandwhite You can go to Surabaya.. One of the cleanest city in Indonesia...

[@fathiapratiwi3612]

Go to kandang jurang doang in jakarta

[@bagusgameprank4999]

Thanks om from Indonesia

[@alexandwhite]

thanks for watching Bagus!

[@hectorhernandez2167]

I really enjoy watching your videos, so informative. I have told all my friends about you, you're the reason why I'm going to start traveling and living abroad.

[@alexandwhite]

Thats awesome Hector!! Where's the first destination going to be?

[@hectorhernandez2167]

Bali , next year.

[@freshfinds8285]

You can start with Jakarta, Indonesia! This is a melting pot where you can actually see all cultures of Indonesia in forms of foods and performances. Once you get here, you will love it! Bali and Lombok are also two places you should visit when you are in Indonesia.

[@mirqonte]

I think it really depends on the quality of life you want to get in Jakarta. Many Indonesian folks will say you can spend like < $500 / month in Jakarta. Sure, if you just rent a regular shared room in local housings/lodge with shared bathroom and kitchen, being cheapskate in any aspects. But if you want to keep the American / European lifestyle with nice, private apartment (which I can understand from foreigner POV), good quality of food, some drinks (alcohols are EXPENSIVE in Indonesia, compared to EU), of course that's gonna cost much more. Generally, you can find many choices depends on your budget. Sooo... I don't think it's fair to compare the local living and foreigner living. It's much more fairer to compare it with the living cost of the same quality in another city / country.

[@donyahya]

Indonesian here, from Bandung. I've lived in California for 11 years, now back in Indonesia and has been living in Jakarta for 8 years since. I feel the city has much to offer in terms of things to do, while not as expensive as California. The only thing that bothers me about Jakarta is the polluted sky most of the time.

[@alexandwhite]

Really? Yeah its def cheaper but everytime i visit Jakarta it seems that the only thing to do is either the malls, food or thousand islands up north

[@janchristianursuaaguilar7434]

Alexander: The wi-fi is terrible Indihome: Haha Paket Phoenix/Stremix go Bur Ubur!

[@alexandwhite]

😂 hahah, funny that you mention that. the airbnb host actually told me she knows its bad, the building won't let anyone change the internet provider for some reason

[@janchristianursuaaguilar7434]

@@alexandwhite you said it, i saw those alot of IndiHome Memes recently. and i have to wonder.. is this the next RickRoll??

[@shvtvra]

@@janchristianursuaaguilar7434 nah it wont. meme nowadays died within a week

[@janchristianursuaaguilar7434]

@@shvtvra yep IndiHome is temporary RickRoll is forever!

[@rizsaja2314]

As Indihome user i want to say if it's complicated. Like your relationship with your ex after break up. My internet connection was down just because rain and lightning😀. But it's cheap so yeah. You can't expect much.

[@BS-wj1qu]

From your video it looks so comfortable living in Indonesia. The place you stayed in Jakarta (& its amenities/facilities) seems a lot better than in Bali & Mexico.

[@alexandwhite]

Yeah I really enjoyed my time in Jakarta!

[@freshfinds8285]

Hi! I live in Jakarta...You can consider this city as an international-standard city. :D You can find anything here...

[@aisyakamila]

That's a price for luxury living. If you know locals, you can book a 3-room rent house for $200 or below, fully furnished, air-conditioned. The apartment you lived is very costly, only for the rich.

[@alexandwhite]

yeah totally agree! But i was looking for my own private place so i could get some work done for the month

[@tarsolin9931]

Keren... Terima kasih sudah ada translate ke Bahasa Indonesianya & ngomongnya tidak terlalu cepat 👍 Kapan-kapan ke Cirebon 😀

[@adityayusuf5671]

1300$?..damnn I lived in jakarta, and my family spending per month is only like 250-300$.. If u need cheap and fullfilling food, just go to a place called "warteg". Per portion is only like 0.80-1$ depends on what food u choose.

[@Samratulangii]

Dia ke indo untuk bersenang2, liburan trus, dia mau yg bagus2 jdi wjar klo mahal😅, tinggalnya aja di kawasan elite

[@johang8789]

Warteg sudah Mahal sekarang mas..gk semurah dulu😂😂

[@adityayusuf5671]

@@johang8789 masa sih?, ane make kentang basah, kangkung, nasi dobel, gk lebih dari 10rb

[@adityayusuf5671]

@@Samratulangii ya..siapa tau aja butuh makanan murah yekan wkwkwk, pasti ada saat dimana dia butuh makanan murah

[@BTom16]

Solid content. Well presented. Thank you.

[@SANDUSK471]

Taman Anggrek is indeed a little bit more on the medium-to-expensive range, especially with the fact that you booked it through Airbnb. But again, it's not a studio (which could go as low as 4.5, even exclusive kost2an (a type of housing) with breakfast and all could reach 3 mils/mo) and the base price for a month rent is usually more expensive by millions compared to a longer period of rent (3-12 months). For example, your apartment cost you approx. 9 mil for 1 mo. Multiply by 6 and it's gonna be 54-55 mils while you can push as low as 45 mils if you book it for 6 months (but well.....not like you wanna stay there for 6 mo lol) Plus, Bali as a tourist destination really dropped their prices to attract the current dwindling tourism due to Covid so some of the fare you paid in Bali were in discount

[@alexandwhite]

yeah very true to all of your points 👍🏻

[@faisalkamal1996]

Yes, Alex. No doubt, you've spent a lot while living in Jakarta for a month. If you looking more places to visit that probably more afforable, try to visit Yogyakarta or Batu in Malang, East Java! So many places that you can visit with less expenses compared to Jakarta😀

[@Yasin_Affandi]

Thanks for this video n thanks for sharing d cost of living in Jakarta.

[@alvinkoeswanto8622]

Very informative and very detailed. I thought you can save a little bit of money if you stay in South Jakarta. Also, you can eat cheaper street foods. They come in many shapes and sizes and also super cheap. I hope you enjoyed your time in Jakarta.

[@alexandwhite]

thanks so much Alvin! I'm going to do that next time im in Jakarta, love the street food and can''t wait to be back again

[@davidds9435]

west is cheaper than south ....

[@sialebaou3191]

Awesome information, all details. Thanks Alex

[@hesamsonofebraham9854]

I live in California and your apartment is basically a steal for that price. I plan on moving to asia to save costs like you did. Being a maritime worker is better if you live overseas!

[@adeztya]

I live with my whole family (4people) so we don't need to rent. The electrical bills monthly is 100 USD, for dine in and entertainment go up to 350 USD, phone bills for 9 USD, Internet (i used cbn) for 28 USD, groceries monthly including the vitamins and supplements for 150 USD, salon n massage up to 50 USD.

[@prasatyamevaparazzantha9643]

You shocked yet you survive living through in Jakarta. Good job! 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 When I was in Jakarta, I spent almost USD 1,333 a month! Now, I'm living in East Java that cost me only USD 200 a month. 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

[@larsstougaard7097]

Wow big difference, stay safe

[@prasatyamevaparazzantha9643]

@@larsstougaard7097 Thankyou, you stay safe too.

[@alexandwhite]

wow that is such a big difference!

[@rizkiamanda7525]

@@alexandwhite yeah, its true bro, if you wanna more litte spent your money, you should stay at Yogyakarta its more cheap. and many tourism place at there, like malioboro, and near magelang, its have borobudur temple

[@abdulrachmanabra6781]

i can say smaller depends on which area in jakarta you stay

[@alexandwhite]

yeah very true, next time im going to stay in south jakarta though

[@bomba7197]

@@alexandwhite Kemang will be good but quite expensive, if u want to be extra expensive try those fancy apartment in downtown Jakarta

[@noorindra5150]

@@bomba7197 Kemang is more suitable for food/Cafe hunting rather than staying there

[@NaeemFerdous]

Very valuable points are mentioned in your video & very nice presentation.. lol.

[@alexandwhite]

thanks so much! hope you found them helpful

[@WowMin]

It seems your number of viewers increased sharply when you started uploading videos about Indonesia

[@Stefan-ol9gi]

Great information!Thanks a lot!

[@galihraspatibagaskara1409]

Your lifestyle here in Jakarta or Bali is like a dream for our most local people here because average sallary for staff employee in Jakarta is around 300 usd so most of us have to thinking how to survive in our country so we must smart to spend money and doing a lifestyle. Sometimes we okay to spend our money for like entertainment with family or hang out with friends or maybe order a good food or eat in a fancy restaurant but just for appreciate our work hard, but the rest we do usually life in standard like cooking for saving more money than order food. The fact is many locals here can’t afford yet to buy a landed house, many locals are still rent a house / contract (kontrakan).

[@JakeMillerDoesTravel]

Great breakdown!

[@alexandwhite]

thanks jake! Appreciate you watching 😁

[@qurozulfikar]

Keep up the good work bro.. as an Indonesian living in Jakarta i really enjoying what you explained.. with that kind of lifestyle, at least a person need an IDR 30M++/month wages in Jakarta..

[@a.a.r4054]

I can say that monthly cost is quite normal for Jakarta, considering Jakarta is one of the most expensive place to live in Indonesia. But still it is all about finding the right place with the right price. If you considering comfort than the price is fine, but if you want to be more economic maybe you'll need to be less comfortable :D Anyways hope you enjoy your stay in Jakarta

[@InugamiML]

I think that is actually quite accurate if we are counting for mid to upper budget for living in Jakarta, it does get quite expensive depend on where u live and what lifestyle or basic need you want to ask, and for foreigner I think the budget is quite on point. What i would like to mention is that there are quite alternative for those budget : 1. For living places, usually it would be better if you have someone who have experience and able to speak Indonesian because there are places which provide good places to live but dont ask you for that much, especially if you dont actually cook, you will have better option or u can rent a place that have a public kitchen. This places can be found on instagram with keyword kostjakarta. Info, this will provide you with cheaper option, depend on wha u need. 2. For that eating expenses, it does get quite expensive in Jakarta compare to most cities in Indonesia so.. Its hard to get around that, one of the option definitely find a time to cook when u are not busy or definitely use grab or gojek to buy food, not only will it give u cheaper price (with discount if you use it frequently), it will also deliver it to you so you dont have to bother being worry about what to eat if you are foreigner (remember to always pay the amount like what the apps shows u, cause sometimes there are individual who are a little bit naughty and ask for extra" 3. For Data, if you are using Telkomsel on daily basis, download the apps for it "Mytelkomsel". That apps will record everytime u increase ur balance or buy DATA, this way u will gain more poin and status and they will offer u cheaper option for Data if you gonna live in Indonesia for more than a month. Or, if you are living purely in Jakarta or just traveling to big cities, the other provider that I suggest you to consider is IM3 (Indosat) and XL. These 2 providers works as well as Telkomsel and at certain level XL is better in stability.

[@InugamiML]

4. For transport.. I cant exactly help you on that, cause it does a little bit hard on big city like Jakarta for "tourist" staying for vacation, my advise if you are actually going to live for quite a longtime for work in Jakarta, just try read some rules and regulation for your own vehicles and then u can think about owning ur own. The only alternative is you always use public transportation or gojek or grab because its the only other cheaper option, they also give u lots of discount if u use OVO or gopay, its somekind of their own payment. 5. Restaurant - its expensive there are no going around that, nor alternatives. 6 entertainment.. Well.. I dont know much about entertainment there that can catch my interest anymore so i guess i have no info on that. 7. Miscellaneous - this.. Is where sometimes it gets tricky cause sometimes we dont knownwhat we are spending it for but we did buy things we dont need too or just on impulse in Jakarta, or just buy thinga online, but i dont think for foreigner will worry about that, but probably other than that concern its just small expenses that doesnt kill your pocket too much

[@kimbersaw]

Still affordable price than somewhere in US...

[@alexandwhite]

yeah in the USA i would of spent the total amount just on rent alone lol

[@markwave5965]

Please back in Indonesia. So many fans here.

[@alexandwhite]

i'm still in indonesia 😂

[@devanzkaylashvutra]

Can't wait to watch your next video👍

[@alexandwhite]

Thanks so much Devanz!! 😃🙌🏼

[@TaufikAkbar7]

My time in Jakarta 3 years ago: Accomodation: Central Jakarta Pejompongan 200USD Transportation: 100USD Groceries: 50USD Eating Out: 400USD Phone & Data: 20USD Entertainment: 100USD

[@enessertkan8992]

In my childhood when we used to live in Jakarta, rent for a whole house was plus minus 1200 dolars per year, but it is still really affordable

[@anassutikno2435]

Hi andrew actually that Tap cash ( BNI e-money) also can use for MRT system, not only for transjakarta you can top up the balance and use your e-money for using in both Transjakarta & MRT, as well as shopping grocery in Indomaret, Alfamart and others For me I prefer to Buy Mandiri e-money Card, because it is more popular and is easy to top up in every Indomaret across Indonesia

[@davidds9435]

your largest cost is accommodation, USD 667 = around 10 mio IDR ... that's coz u live in premium apt, just check airbnb, they have many offer around 200-400 usd / month ...

[@rebeccaabigaile12]

I am Indonesian woman and i spending 1000usd monthly too i love in Jakarta near Mulia hotel.

[@pramyrpramyr8485]

Pls share the link of place in Bali you stayed. Looks nice and clean. Which area ? Thanks

[@alexandwhite]

Anwa bali

[@daveadair6983]

Well done, agree on sky bar it's beautiful very cool.

[@alexandwhite]

One of my favorite spots in the city! 🙌🏼

[@indiartobudisantoso7746]

Those prices you mention ,are the higher rates ...... I live in South-Centre Jakarta ,and I pay only about 0.6 USD /kg of laundry ......for food ,it depends where and what you eat.......motor bike rental is uncommon in JKT ,so the solution is you buy a used bike (ranges 100 - 400 USD ,depending on type and manufacture year) ,and you sell after you are through ,sometimes you can sell equal to purchase value ,meaning you rented for free......

[@NickyDunn]

Hiya. Great video. Always great content. Thank you for sharing. :D

[@alexandwhite]

thanks so much for watching Nicky! 🙌🏻

[@zee139]

is that restaurant expense for 1 or 2 people ? is that based on 2 people for Mexico & Bali as well ?

[@alexandwhite]

for jakarta it was just for me since i stayed there without Kintania. For mexico it was solo as well. For Bali during covid that was for 2 people with me and kintania

[@nabielalbarru8864]

Iya bang jakarta bagi warga indonesia biaya lumayan mahal sama kayak pekanbaru dan daerah2 lainnya

[@kookiejun]

That's exactly like what i voted😂 From your first video vlog in Jakarta until the last, i could imagine that the cost would be more than $1.000. Fighting bro 😁👏

[@alexandwhite]

haha yeah it ended up being around there, kind of didn't surprise me 😆 thanks for watching Rikky!

[@ratrilarasati6721]

very good information Alex, thank you

[@alexandwhite]

Thanks for watching Ratri!

[@hoplitex2003]

you should try to stays in East Jakarta, Bassura City Apartmetn (above Bassura Mall), the cost of living will be more cheaper and you are staying above Bassura City Mall.

[@Vi_han]

For transportation, use some app bro, like gojek, grab etc, it'll cut your costing

[@alexandwhite]

my transportation cost was ALL gojek/grab hahah except for like maybe $10 where i spent to top up my tapcash card for transjakarta

[@Vi_han]

Oh yeah? Hahaha may be i'm not focus with your video on transportation part, hahaha, sorry then ahahaha

[@rusdayatiyus6135]

😁living in Jakarta is expensive yeahh many people say like that broo but so many people got so much money from my city now with their jobs😀i saw that with my own eyes coz i live here since i was a little kid..thank you for visiting my city💙hope you enjoy it...Enjoy Jakarta guys...love and peace

[@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon]

Do you mean locals of foreigners that got rich?🙄

[@rusdayatiyus6135]

@@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon both of them

[@aldy_Daily]

Well if you stay in the south, the internet it's gonna be non an issue, living cost will be less than other part of jakarta, so much thing you can do interm of hanging out, places to go, etc. I recommended, get Smartfren SIM card, cheapest best cellular company you can get or IM3 from Indosat.

[@MrGOLDFREAKS]

West Jakarta is more expensive for food and accomodation south Jakarta you fortunately can find Nasi Padang 10K-12K more variety food vendor in go-food..

[@youtubepakarif10okee52]

Go to big city Surabaya, Medan, Makasar, jogjakarta, Semarang Banjarmasin dll mister

[@missallsunday_6681]

Hi, How do you travel to Indonesia?? I heard the theyre still not opening for international tourists??pleaseee i need information! :)

[@alexandwhite]

Many are getting business visas

[@DearVichelle]

Less eating out....I live in South Jakarta and have a family. I don't even spend that much for a family of 4. Maybe it is because we don't go to fancy restaurants? We love the local food and food stalls. Live like a local, and the costs are much less expensive.

[@alexandwhite]

yeah i order mainly everything on grab food, so my daily costs of eating is typically about 100K to 200K per day just on food

[@jemahmad9462]

Basically Jakarta is one of cheapest city to live depanding on how u live, stay and ur activities. Half from ur budget was spent for ur accmdation And ur trsnport where u stay in west jkt but ur activities u spent was out of west jkt, for next better u choose to stay at Thamrin or sudirman area or atleast setiabudi area so u can easy to get everything u need and chaper than Where ubstay was due to the location And easy if u want to go to west, east, nortH or even to neigbour city like bogor or bekasi by KRL and another public trasnport. And this area has pedestrian friendly aswel and many foodcourt everywhere and also local food.

[@philippayne2443]

Very interesting to see your living expenses. You lived a very frugal lifestyle for a foreigner in Jakarta. I think it would be interesting for you (or someone) to do a KZbin video on the costs / expenses for a foreigner's lifestyle in Jakarta - maybe your collaborator, Kristian, could do that type of video. I estimate it is likely to be USD3 - 4,000 a month. Jakarta is certainly cheaper than Singapore or Hong Kong but people need to realise that Jakarta is now a major international city and the living expenses reflect that.

[@TheMagicofJava]

You clearly mean foreigners with bank jobs? Few foreigners actually have jobs any longer in Indonesia, but still try to provide for their Indonesian families out of their savings. When in Jakarta I certainly try to live off $1,000 a month and that's a family of 4. Comparisons with Singapore and Hong Kong are just ridiculous these are the two most expensive places in the world.

[@muhammadnugraha9670]

Hi bro.. did u know that currently is @ number 20 in the list of the most expensive cities in the world... above LA, SF, Boston, Vancouver, Madrid, Rime, Berlin n d others...

[@muhammadnugraha9670]

I mean Jakarta is the rank 20 of the most expensive cities in d world

[@andreasrizkyfauzy4471]

Wow its more than 1k for a month. I think the cost of living is depend to which level of life you want to have. With your detail cost I prefer to save the accommodation since when we are travelling and we spend our time the most at the street, 10hours in apartment vs 14 hours on the outside. For me, if I was you, maybe it possible to spend around 500. Again, it depend to you and your pocket.. enjoy your time in indonesia!!!

[@Dani-od3ej]

Iv been there in Jakarta live in Gadjah Mada Apartemen only cost around 700 - 800 month for two people. Just need to find place where is more cheaper in Jakarta, little bit hard but if u pay attention u will get it. high class for cheaper cost. Now i live in Batam Kepulauan Riau u must try go here Sir. Sorry my bad english ;D

[@luigi4632]

Where do you book your villas? Airbnb is pretty expensive for something nice

[@bth120]

Canadian living in Jakarta. Definitely more tourist friendly in Bali but still a lot of people from all over.

[@alexandwhite]

yeah absolutely agree! How are you liking Jakarta Brian?

[@bth120]

I like it very much. I've been here for a year and a half now. I came for a 3 week vacation, but met my now wife and decided to stay. Teaching English. We have traveled around southeast Asia and quite a few places in Indonesia. Hope you enjoyed your stay here!

[@trinanda9742]

If you are good at choosing, living costs in Jakarta will be cheaper than Bali and Mexico

[@xinyili8887]

Thanks for the video. Am considering taking a job opportunity there. Btw, I’m Chinese living in Shanghai. Still cheaper than my city.

[@alexandwhite]

i would love to go to shanghai and work there!! but borders are still closed 😔😔

[@appi7012]

The price of living in western and eastern Indonesia, such as sulawesi to Papua, was much higher than the cost of living in west and east Indonesia

[@ferrychen7855]

Carefull..!! Jakarta have lot of fancy restaurant and food cost in resto is more expensive then Malaysia or even Singapore... You need to add some travel medical Insurance cost in your budget.. some food are spicy and oily.. not suitable for Foreigner or farang.. On top of that if you are single, night life in Jakarta can a-bit costly as liquor is heavy tax

[@KimboHimbo]

wait, so i assume you didn’t take the krl to bogor? i was waiting for that one

[@alexandwhite]

Didn’t have time, so many videos I wanted to film but not enough time for one month. I have a new plan which I’ll announce at the end of the month which will end in bogor

[@ylnosputraparna2895]

Kl loundry ditempat yg biasa paling 1kg Rp3000..tergantung lokasinya..

[@vinraaaa]

you must visit to jogja

[@dfruitziga2543]

The first month in a new place is always the most expensive

[@alexandwhite]

Yeah true I now know where to go and live so I’m sure future months would of been cheaper

[@johang8789]

Hi Alex...I watch this video 3 times...you didn't mention about how much it cost for your visa & how long the visa for . Do you have to EXIT & RETURN to renew that visa. The reason I ask because I am U.S. Citizen 🇺🇸 as well even though originally I am Indonesian 🇮🇩 & planning to go back to my home country. Please let me know if you have any information about that. Thanks🙏

[@pritaliliana995]

gk bs bahasa enggres

[@alexandwhite]

I didn't mention it because it wasn't part of my monthly costs this month. I came to Indonesia in Nov last year so my process is going to be different to what it is now where everyone needs to quarantine in jakarta upon landing. It really depends what kind of visa you are applying for. At the time i had a business visa which cost about $400 for 6 month stay and you didn't need to leave the country to renew. Now i have a KITAS so I can just exit the country and come back in as often as I want to

[@johang8789]

@@alexandwhite THANK YOU🙏 Awesome 400K about $30😂 did you ask agency to process the visa & what are the requirement? ...I have been thinking move back to Jakarta Indonesia 🇮🇩. Your information is just what I need & I appreciate it🙏🙏

[@johang8789]

@@pritaliliana995 piye toh..ora iso inglis....omong jowo wae...😂😂

[@pritaliliana995]

@@johang8789 wah.. mathuk iku c*k ...wkwkwk....dirasisi ra nok US?

[@YashinYoku]

Actually i don't use much data about 15$+ For food i spent about 120$ Public transport about 20$+ Furniture about 40$+ Basicly about : 350$+

[@gornostai4ik_lol]

so is babngkok cheaper ... ? cuz nice studio its 12-15k THB

[@kenjiyoshioka7525]

Have u ever hear KarimunJawa Island in central java?

[@alexandwhite]

I haven’t

[@freedompeace3825]

go to surabaya/jogja/solo/semarang for next trip

[@alexandwhite]

planning a full trip around java next!

[@vicamoehardani4489]

How is it compare to living cost in the US?