Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 2.8 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 63.2% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
$2.68
IDR43,566.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
$3.68
IDR59,904.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
$0.59
IDR9,607.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
$0.29
IDR4,656.18
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
$1.23
IDR20,081.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
$3.63
IDR59,032.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
$5.05
IDR82,138.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
$1.69
IDR27,519.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
$1.68
IDR27,277.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
$1.37
IDR22,276.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
$0.73
IDR11,809.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
$1.03
IDR16,718.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
$0.60
IDR9,813.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
$0.68
IDR11,052.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
$0.99
IDR16,163.61
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
Egypt
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
$3.36
IDR54,662.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
$10.04
IDR163,374.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
$26,772.06
IDR435,665,649.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
$2.93
IDR47,705.39
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
$31.58
IDR513,949.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
$478.90
IDR7,793,157.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
$271.93
IDR4,425,233.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
$65.22
IDR1,061,293.27
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Egypt
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
$156.91
IDR2,553,484.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
$9,733.56
IDR158,395,582.59
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
$2.36
IDR38,457.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
$31.56
IDR513,540.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
$3.35
IDR54,458.21
|
|
pay 97.8% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
$44.45
IDR723,355.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
$30.52
IDR496,615.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
$78.12
IDR1,271,258.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
$87.16
IDR1,418,388.73
|
|
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