Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 21.8% cheaper than Jakarta.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
$1.90
BDT222.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
$0.32
BDT36.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
$0.16
BDT18.34
|
|
pay 33.8% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
$0.71
BDT82.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
$3.72
BDT434.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
$3.20
BDT373.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
$1.33
BDT155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
$1.35
BDT158.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
$1.12
BDT130.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
$0.46
BDT53.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
$1.00
BDT116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
$0.38
BDT44.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
$0.21
BDT24.43
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
$4.31
BDT503.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
$19.03
BDT2,223.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,891,839.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
$4.00
BDT467.02
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
$20.17
BDT2,357.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
$143.11
BDT16,728.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
$87.30
BDT10,205.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
$29.26
BDT3,419.83
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
$62.55
BDT7,311.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
$1,551.21
BDT181,325.22
|
|
pay 31.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$5.71
BDT667.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
$1.92
BDT224.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$3.04
BDT355.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
$18.59
BDT2,173.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
$21.40
BDT2,501.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
$22.74
BDT2,657.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
$48.51
BDT5,670.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
$40.38
BDT4,720.49
|
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