Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 22.7% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 13.7% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿109.23
|
$2.68
Rp43,479
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿218.46
|
$3.68
Rp59,784
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿21.08
|
$0.59
Rp9,588
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.93
|
$0.29
Rp4,647
|
|
pay 4.9% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.85
|
$1.23
Rp20,041
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿320.73
|
$3.63
Rp58,914
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿243.97
|
$5.05
Rp81,974
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.63
|
$1.69
Rp27,464
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.88
|
$1.68
Rp27,223
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.35
|
$1.37
Rp22,232
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.45
|
$0.73
Rp11,786
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.36
|
$1.03
Rp16,685
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿27.14
|
$0.60
Rp9,794
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.95
|
$0.68
Rp11,030
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.19
|
$0.99
Rp16,131
|
|
pay 56.4% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿165.02
|
$3.36
Rp54,553
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,419.98
|
$10.04
Rp163,047
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,184,580.68
|
$26,772.06
Rp434,793,136
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿392.13
|
$2.93
Rp47,610
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿582.22
|
$31.58
Rp512,920
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,389.69
|
$478.90
Rp7,777,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,613.62
|
$271.93
Rp4,416,371
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,251.89
|
$65.22
Rp1,059,168
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,811.39
|
$156.91
Rp2,548,371
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿499,285.91
|
$9,733.56
Rp158,078,362
|
|
pay 29.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿87.38
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿85.18
|
$2.36
Rp38,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿163.84
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,097.91
|
$31.56
Rp512,512
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿294.92
|
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,214.32
|
$44.45
Rp721,907
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,499.27
|
$30.52
Rp495,621
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,603.57
|
$78.12
Rp1,268,713
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,772.91
|
$87.16
Rp1,415,548
|
|
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