Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.3 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,479
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,784
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,588
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,647
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,041
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,914
|
$5.92
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,974
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,464
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,223
|
$3.74
€3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,232
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,786
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,685
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,794
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,030
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,131
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,553
|
$7.44
€6.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp163,047
|
$59.37
€55.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,793,136
|
$27,693.49
€25,890.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,610
|
$13.63
€12.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,920
|
$34.19
€31.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,777,550
|
$1,094.67
€1,023.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,416,371
|
$816.29
€763.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,059,168
|
$125.07
€116.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,548,371
|
$529.47
€495.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp158,078,362
|
$9,499.24
€8,880.70
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,381
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp38,044
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp512,512
|
$41.71
€38.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,349
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp721,907
|
$67.45
€63.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp495,621
|
$35.01
€32.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,268,713
|
$76.87
€71.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,415,548
|
$94.21
€88.07
|
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