Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 33.3% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 2.4% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 5.1% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 54.2% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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