Jakarta Residents' Spending Highest in Indonesia, Reaching Rp 18 Million

Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), household expenditure in DKI Jakarta reached Rp 18.13 million per capita (per person per year) in 2018. This expenditure is the highest in Indonesia, as shown in the graph.

This figure is above the national average household expenditure, which reached only Rp 11.06 million per person per year. Meanwhile, the province with the lowest expenditure in 2018 was Papua, at only Rp 7.16 million per capita.

Household expenditure is one aspect used to measure a decent standard of living from the dimension of human quality of life in the calculation of the Human Development Index (HDI). Based on 2012 constant prices, per capita expenditure shows an increase of 2 percent per year. Household expenditure in 2010 was Rp 9.44 million per capita, then increased to Rp 11.06 million per capita in 2018.

(Read Databoks: [Household per Capita Expenditure in 2018 Increased by 3.7% to Rp 11 Million/Year](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2019/04/16/pengeluaran-per-kapita-masyarakat-2018-naik-37-menjadi-rp-11-jutatahun))