High Cost of Living in Jakarta in Indonesia

High Cost of Living in Jakarta in Indonesia
 
Director of Statistics for BPS Yunita Rusanti say , from 82 cities in Indonesia, Jakarta is a city with living costs ( the value of household consumption ) the highest , at $ 7,500 million per month . While Banyuwangi is a city with the lowest living costs reached Rp 3 million per household . Nationally , the average cost of living of Rp 5.580 million per month .

Judging from the long side of the 66 cities CPI , the highest cost of living in Jakarta , while
Lowest cost of living going on in the town of Probolinggo . Meanwhile , from 16 to a new city , the highest cost of living in the city of Bukittinggi , while the lowest was the cost of living in the city of Banyuwangi . Cost of living every city also increased when compared with the results of SBH 2007. The increase in the cost of living is highest in Purwokerto , from Rp2.082.585 to Rp 4,089,099 per month , up by 96.35 % , while the lowest increase in the cost of living going on in Banda Aceh , from Rp 4,406,079 be Rp6.169.359 per month or an increase of 40.02 % .

" Nationally , there are as many as 859 commodities include various types of goods and services
predominantly consumed by people and in line with current consumption patterns . The commodity coverage varies between cities with the highest number of commodities in Jakarta ( 462 commodities ) and the lowest number of commodities in Singaraja ( 225 commodities ) . Coverage of this commodity price will be monitored on a regular basis , " said Yunita Rusanti in Jakarta on Thursday ( 2/1-2014 ) .

According Yunita Rusanti , in February 2014 will be the release of inflation measurement in Indonesia using the new base year is the Consumer Price Index ( CPI ) 2012 = 100 . There are some fundamental changes in the calculation of CPI (2012 = 100 ) compared to the old CPI (2007 = 100 ) , in particular regarding the commodity package , weigh diagrams , and coverage of the city . These changes are based on the Cost of Living ( COE ) in 2012 conducted by the Central Statistics Agency ( BPS ) . Cost of Living Survey ( COE ) in 2012 is one of the main ingredients in the calculation of the CPI . SBH carried out regularly once every 5 years . SBH 2012 produce commodities and package diagrams latest weigh in calculating the CPI . SBH Results 2012 and reflects the change in consumption patterns compared with the results of previous SBH ( 2007 ) . The survey was conducted in urban areas ( urban area ) with a total sample of 136 080 households by .

SBH 2012 conducted on a quarterly basis in 82 cities , which consists of 33 provincial capitals and 49 other cities . Of the 82 cities, 66 cities are cities and 16 old CPI is a new city . The 16 new cities are: Meulaboh , Bukittinggi , Tembilahan , Bunge , Lubuk Linggau , Metro , Tanjung Pandan , Cilacap , Holy , Banyuwangi , Singaraja , Tanjung , Bulukumba , Baubau , Tual , and Merauke .