VIVAnews -most of the expatriates had to prepare a larger charge just to maintain the quality of their lives. Because Jakarta has not been able to provide optimal, cost must be issued for this affair to be higher.
Because the standard of living of expatriates who are not on par with the facilities and service in Jakarta, said the observers of the city of Trisakti University, Yayat Supriatna, making them should be willing to spend money.
Not to mention about the needs of housing, taxes, and the cost of red tape that sometimes utilized for unscrupulous profiteers from the presence of expatriates. It is also a reference to an index corruption.
"The quality of life in Jakarta does not guarantee, just when you need to set up a reasonable extra cost," he said.
In addition, the existence of a mass transportation which again does not equate with the standard needs of expatriates, making them forced to always use personal vehicles to conduct business activities.
"If Singapore is not necessary to use private cars to run a business. If you haven't been in Jakarta could wear anggkutan public, "he said.
Lifestyle is also strongly influenced the high cost of living in Jakarta. With the need which is not easy to come by in Jakarta, it is certain they have to spend more money to get it.
Based on studies of Mercer's Cost of Living Survey 2011 about cities in Southeast Asia, the cost of living in Jakarta is considered expensive workers ekspatirat. Foreign workers are the respondents in the survey.
Mercer was involved 214 the world's leading cities. globally, Indonesia was ranked 69th most expensive city for expatriates list. This means that Jakarta is still more expensive than the major cities in Southeast Asia, except for Singapore. Hanoi ranks 136, Bangkok 88, while Kuala Lumpur was 104.
The current most expensive city nickname is precisely attributed to Luanda, the capital of a country in southern Africa: Angola. It's been two years in a row Luanda perched on the top list of most expensive cities for expatriate version Mercer. (umi)
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