Cost of living comparison
Manila is 30.1% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Manila instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$4.59
₱264.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$3.67
₱211.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$1.03
₱59.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.46
₱26.41
|
|
pay 12.4% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$1.32
₱76.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$3.43
₱197.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$6.66
₱383.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$1.88
₱108.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$2.10
₱121.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.31
₱75.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.69
₱39.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$1.39
₱79.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$0.66
₱38.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.88
₱50.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$1.00
₱57.36
|
|
pay 17.5% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$5.45
₱313.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$12.48
₱718.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$23,857.59
₱1,373,552.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$2.76
₱159.02
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$38.58
₱2,221.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$559.30
₱32,200.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$299.03
₱17,216.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$85.53
₱4,923.99
|
|
pay 89.9% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$388.89
₱22,389.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$12,846.39
₱739,605.31
|
|
pay 30.1% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.43
₱82.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$3.13
₱180.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$2.75
₱158.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$48.28
₱2,779.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$6.24
₱359.24
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$38.44
₱2,212.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$30.87
₱1,777.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$74.18
₱4,270.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$65.74
₱3,784.82
|
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