Costs of Living

Some numbers, to compare (all figures in US dollars).

• 45 minute Taxi ride: about $5
• A 3 hour train to Bandung, executive class: $5
• Angkutan Kota public van, train station to Safari: $0.34 (+ ukulele boy tip: $0.56)
• Taxi back, Safari to train station: $40
• The Bogor Express train (1 hour): $2
• The Bogor Economy class train (1 hour 15 mins): $0.28
• Liter of gasoline: $1.66 / gallon
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• Monthly 2BR apt rent exceeds our monthly 4BR MN house mortgage.
• Monthly energy, water, sewer, garbage, gym, tennis court bill: ~ $160
• High speed internet connection: $40 / mo

• 2-hour apartment cleaning $15
• 1.5 hour “crème bath”, shoulder massage & hair style- $15
• Hour Massage: $5-$40
• A single paperback book: $15-35
• Postage for postcard / letter to US: $0.45

• Lunch / Dinner, delivered to my door from the Verandah Café: $2.50
• Coffee: $2.50 -$4.50 (drinks frequently cost more than main courses)
• A nice sushi dinner for 2: $20-30, with drinks
• A sederhana (simple fare) dinner for 2 at a warung: $3-5
• 12 Eggs: $1.35 (more for a carton, vs. loose in a bag)
• Liter box of milk: $1.92
• Ramen: $0.11
• Kellogg’s Corn Flakes box: $2
• pack of cigarettes: $0.66, or $0.05 / cigarette