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Consumption Pattern of Boarding House Renters (Anak Kost) in Indonesia

Source : http://tampanable.blogspot.com/

Source : http://tampanable.blogspot.com/

Boarding house (KOST) is a place where rooms are provided for people to rent monthly with a very affordable price, although there are many boarding houses that costs more expensive than the average, with an extra facilities and services of course. JAKPAT tried to surveyed 317 of JAKPAT respondent that is a room renter or Anak Kos segment.

This Anak Kos Segment consists of below proportion of gender

Male Female
46.69% 53.31%
148 169

Below proportion of age ranges

< 16 16-19 20-25 26-29 30-35
2.84% 16.72% 62.46% 13.56% 4.10%
9 53 198 43 13

Below proportion of spending per month

< USD 100 USD 101 – 200 USD 201 – 300 USD 301 – 500 USD 501 – 750 > USD 750
26.18% 44.79% 20.50% 6.94% 1.26% 0.32%
83 142 65 22 4 1

Below proportion of location in Java :

DKI Jawa Barat Jawa Tengah DI Yogyakarta Jawa Timur Banten
36.59% 27.76% 6.62% 4.73% 13.56% 10.73%
116 88 21 15 43 34

How much price for monthly rental room they pay ?

Source : http://yogyaproperty.com/

Source : http://yogyaproperty.com/

Overall below is the result :

Option 1 : less than Rp 500.000,00.
88
27.76%
Option 2 : Rp 500.000,00. – Rp 1.000.000,00.
156
49.21%
Option 3 : Rp 1.000.000,00. – Rp 1.500.000,00.
50
15.77%
Option 4 : Rp 1.500.000,00. – Rp 2.000.000,00.
15
4.73%
Option 5 : more than Rp 2.000.000,00.
8
2.52%

And if you compare between Male vs Female

Option 1 : less than Rp 500.000,00.
88 50 38
27.76% 33.78% 22.49%
Option 2 : Rp 500.000,00. – Rp 1.000.000,00.
156 71 85
49.21% 47.97% 50.30%
Option 3 : Rp 1.000.000,00. – Rp 1.500.000,00.
50 16 34
15.77% 10.81% 20.12%
Option 4 : Rp 1.500.000,00. – Rp 2.000.000,00.
15 7 8
4.73% 4.73% 4.73%
Option 5 : more than Rp 2.000.000,00.
8 4 4
2.52% 2.70% 2.37%

There is a tendency in the higher price range, female respondent percentage is also higher than male. We may conclude that female tends to pay higher rental fees for Room/Kos than male.

Let’s compare between location:

Q1 (single answer) : Rental price of your room per month DKI Jawa Barat Jawa Tengah DIY Jawa Timur Banten
Option 1 : less than Rp 500.000,00.
10 32 8 10 17 11
8.62% 36.36% 38.10% 66.67% 39.53% 32.35%
Option 2 : Rp 500.000,00. – Rp 1.000.000,00.
70 41 9 2 19 15
60.34% 46.59% 42.86% 13.33% 44.19% 44.12%
Option 3 : Rp 1.000.000,00. – Rp 1.500.000,00.
20 12 3 3 6 6
17.24% 13.64% 14.29% 20.00% 13.95% 17.65%
Option 4 : Rp 1.500.000,00. – Rp 2.000.000,00.
10 2 1 0 1 1
8.62% 2.27% 4.76% 0.00% 2.33% 2.94%
Option 5 : more than Rp 2.000.000,00.
6 1 0 0 0 1
5.17% 1.14% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.94%
Total
116 88 21 15 43 34
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Higher price range mostly in Jakarta, and lowest range in Yogyakarta.

Facilities

We asked what are the facilities provided by their room rental. Mostly answers private bathroom and furniture. Internet connection is not always available and needed here. But let’s see deeper :

Q2 (multiple answer) : What are the facilities available in your boarding house
Total
Gender
Male Female
Option 1 : full furnitures (table, chair, bed, and cupboard)
207 78 129
65.30% 24.61% 40.69%
Option 2 : air conditioner
69 29 40
21.77% 9.15% 12.62%
Option 3 : water heater
32 10 22
10.09% 3.15% 6.94%
Option 4 : tv cable
50 23 27
15.77% 7.26% 8.52%
Option 5 : Internet connection
86 36 50
27.13% 11.36% 15.77%
Option 6 : private bathroom
239 112 127
75.39% 35.33% 40.06%
Option 7 : television
74 33 41
23.34% 10.41% 12.93%
Option 8 : Other
35 12 23
11.04% 3.79% 7.26%
Total
792 333 459
249.84% 105.05% 144.79%

Interesting facts we found here are

– Female checked more on facilities than male. It means that female respondents demand more facilities than men.

You can see in above picture shows how Male Anak Kost tends to be much more “simpler” in terms of facilities

 

 

DKI Jawa Barat Jawa Tengah DIY Jawa Timur Banten
76 48 19 8 34 22
23.97% 15.14% 5.99% 2.52% 10.73% 6.94%
39 7 4 4 10 5
12.30% 2.21% 1.26% 1.26% 3.15% 1.58%
11 10 3 1 3 4
3.47% 3.15% 0.95% 0.32% 0.95% 1.26%
20 12 4 1 7 6
6.31% 3.79% 1.26% 0.32% 2.21% 1.89%
29 25 6 2 14 10
9.15% 7.89% 1.89% 0.63% 4.42% 3.15%
91 64 19 11 29 25
28.71% 20.19% 5.99% 3.47% 9.15% 7.89%
18 25 5 3 16 7
5.68% 7.89% 1.58% 0.95% 5.05% 2.21%
14 10 3 1 4 3
4.42% 3.15% 0.95% 0.32% 1.26% 0.95%
298 201 63 31 117 82
94.01% 63.41% 19.87% 9.78% 36.91% 25.87%

If we compare based on province, we can see how Anak kos in Yogyakarta  and Central Java checked/voted less facilities compare to those who rent a room in Jakarta, West Java and East Java.

Spending on Food

Q3 (single answer) : Your spending on food per week
Total
Gender
Male Female
Option 1 : less than Rp 100.000,00.
20 15 5
6.31% 10.14% 2.96%
Option 2 : Rp 100.000,00. – Rp 250.000,00.
165 75 90
52.05% 50.68% 53.25%
Option 3 : Rp 250.000,00. – Rp 350.000,00.
73 30 43
23.03% 20.27% 25.44%
Option 4 : Rp 350.000,00. – Rp 500.000,00.
38 19 19
11.99% 12.84% 11.24%
Option 5 : more than Rp 500.000,00.
21 9 12
6.62% 6.08% 7.10%
Total
317 148 169
100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Checking on spending on food of Anak Kos, it’s interesting to compare between male and female respondents. In overall result, most of them spent Rp 100.000 – 250.000 per week for food. And female tends to spend higher than male respondents.

As we compare for each province below :

Q3 (single answer) : Your spending on food per week DKI Jawa Barat Jawa Tengah DIY Jawa Timur Banten
Option 1 : less than Rp 100.000,00.
4 7 1 2 3 3
3.45% 7.95% 4.76% 13.33% 6.98% 8.82%
Option 2 : Rp 100.000,00. – Rp 250.000,00.
49 50 12 10 27 17
42.24% 56.82% 57.14% 66.67% 62.79% 50.00%
Option 3 : Rp 250.000,00. – Rp 350.000,00.
33 18 4 2 9 7
28.45% 20.45% 19.05% 13.33% 20.93% 20.59%
Option 4 : Rp 350.000,00. – Rp 500.000,00.
18 10 3 1 2 4
15.52% 11.36% 14.29% 6.67% 4.65% 11.76%
Option 5 : more than Rp 500.000,00.
12 3 1 0 2 3
10.34% 3.41% 4.76% 0.00% 4.65% 8.82%
Total
116 88 21 15 43 34
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

We might also see the trend that, Anak Kos in Jakarta who spends more than Rp 200.000 to more than Rp 500.000 for food per week is higher than other area. As for Anak Kos in Central Java and Yogyakarta they tend to spend lesser than other province.

Food Consumption Preference

Do they always buy food outside? or subscribe a catering ? or even cook for themselves. Let’s see :

food anak kost

 

Then we go deeper by comparing male and female respondent. There is no significant different. Also if we compare for each provinces, there is no significant different regarding the percentage.

Spending for Leisure TIme

Let’s compare how Anak kost respondent in each province are differ in Leisure Spending :

Q5 (single answer) : How much budget do you spend for the leisuring time (hanging out, watching movies, etc) in a month? DKI Jawa Barat Jawa Tengah DIY Jawa Timur Banten
15 15 3 6 8 5
12.93% 17.05% 14.29% 40.00% 18.60% 14.71%
Option 2 : Rp 100.000,00. – Rp 300.000,00.
30 44 11 7 16 15
25.86% 50.00% 52.38% 46.67% 37.21% 44.12%
Option 3 : Rp 300.000,00. – Rp 500.000,00.
36 18 3 2 13 5
31.03% 20.45% 14.29% 13.33% 30.23% 14.71%
Option 4 : Rp 500.000,00. – Rp 1.000.000,00.
21 7 3 0 6 6
18.10% 7.95% 14.29% 0.00% 13.95% 17.65%
Option 5 : more than 1.000.000,00.
14 4 1 0 0 3
12.07% 4.55% 4.76% 0.00% 0.00% 8.82%
Total
116 88 21 15 43 34
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Interestingly in Yogya some part of respondents stated they can have leisure budget for less than USD 40. While in Jakarta, West Java, Banten, and Central Java some respondents stated they spend more than USD 100 permonth just for leisure.

Spending for Shopping both Online or Offline

Q6 (single answer) : How much budget do you spend for shopping in a month? DKI Jawa Barat Jawa Tengah DIY Jawa Timur Banten
Option 1 : less than Rp 100.000,00.
14 13 9 4 9 3
12.07% 14.77% 42.86% 26.67% 20.93% 8.82%
Option 2 : Rp 100.000,00. – Rp 300.000,00.
48 44 7 10 21 16
41.38% 50.00% 33.33% 66.67% 48.84% 47.06%
Option 3 : Rp 300.000,00. – Rp 500.000,00.
30 19 3 0 8 8
25.86% 21.59% 14.29% 0.00% 18.60% 23.53%
Option 4 : Rp 500.000,00. – Rp 1.000.000,00.
16 9 1 1 5 5
13.79% 10.23% 4.76% 6.67% 11.63% 14.71%
Option 5 : more than 1.000.000,00.
8 3 1 0 0 2
6.90% 3.41% 4.76% 0.00% 0.00% 5.88%
Total
116 88 21 15 43 34
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

 

Similar trend we might see in spending above. Anak Kost in DIY tends to spend less than Anak Kost that located in other province. But in terms of shopping the range of spending in DKI, West Java, Banten, and Central Java tends to be wider. In DIY and East Java less Anak Kost stated they spent more than Rp 1.000.000 for shopping.

How Anak Kost Transport?

Q7 (single answer) : Which type of transportation used for your daily activities? DKI Jawa Barat Jawa Tengah DIY Jawa Timur Banten
Option 1 : car
6 7 1 0 1 2
5.17% 7.95% 4.76% 0.00% 2.33% 5.88%
Option 2 : motorcycle
47 39 13 14 29 17
40.52% 44.32% 61.90% 93.33% 67.44% 50.00%
Option 3 : bicycle
1 2 1 0 0 3
0.86% 2.27% 4.76% 0.00% 0.00% 8.82%
Option 4 : public transportation
54 36 5 1 10 9
46.55% 40.91% 23.81% 6.67% 23.26% 26.47%
Option 5 : Other
8 4 1 0 3 3
6.90% 4.55% 4.76% 0.00% 6.98% 8.82%
Total
116 88 21 15 43 34
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Comparing what vehilce they use as their daily transportation. We might see a difference between each province data. Though in overall motorcycle is most voted one, we might see that Anak Kost in DKI and West Java use more public transportation than other province. In DIY the use of Motorcycle of Anak Kost is very high. Car is lesser though looks available in some provinces such as DKI and West Java.

If you want to download the report please click download XLS report below. JAKPAT report consists of 3 parts which are 1) Respondent Profile, 2) Crosstabulation for each question and 3) Raw Data. Respondent profile shows you demographic profiles ( gender,age range, location by province, and monthly spending). Cross tabulation enables you to define different demographic segment preference on each answer.

 

 

 

 

 

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