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Bangkok vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 59.4% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% more in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Bangkok

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Bangkok are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bangkok.

Bangkok vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangkok instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 38.0% more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.10 THB99.13	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.46 IDR57,634.90	$6.20 THB198.27	+79.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR9,573.97	$0.79 THB25.31	+37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.33 THB10.66	+31.5%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$1.44 THB46.04	+28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$8.50 THB271.92	+143.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 IDR83,409.04	$7.23 THB231.14	+44.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 IDR29,374.29	$2.28 THB73.03	+29.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 IDR24,538.16	$1.38 THB44.12	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.31 IDR21,880.37	$1.59 THB50.86	+21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,672.23	$0.82 THB26.11	+16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 IDR17,772.70	$1.02 THB32.72	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 IDR12,908.27	$0.85 THB27.27	+10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 IDR13,225.05	$0.72 THB23.03	-9.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR19,257.23	$0.65 THB20.76	-43.9%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Jakarta	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$4.69 THB150.03	+59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.24 IDR203,709.57	$37.21 THB1,189.60	+204.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	+24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.40 IDR56,641.20	$11.63 THB371.75	+241.7%
Average			+132.5%

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	Jakarta	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$16.91 THB540.54	-31.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.73 IDR6,471,505.21	$675.06 THB21,583.67	+73.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.77 IDR3,691,997.06	$321.97 THB10,294.25	+45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.98 IDR1,198,353.53	$68.69 THB2,196.14	-4.6%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.57 IDR2,972,834.77	$609.37 THB19,483.59	+241.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,017.72 IDR183,421,420.78	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	+21.1%
Average			+131.2%

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pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$2.79 THB89.22	+3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.10 IDR34,934.95	$2.54 THB81.22	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$4.40 THB140.52	+47.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.43 IDR456,690.35	$51.03 THB1,631.73	+86.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$8.06 THB257.75	+125.1%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.59 IDR892,076.23	$58.81 THB1,880.18	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$38.03 THB1,216.03	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.63 IDR1,309,015.52	$104.24 THB3,332.78	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.07 IDR1,449,513.48	$91.47 THB2,924.44	+5.0%
Average			+15.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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