Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 11.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 46.1% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 28.0% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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