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Memphis vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Memphis is 2.9 times more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 5.4 times more in Memphis
Groceries: pay 98.4% more in Memphis
Transportation: pay 80.5% more in Memphis
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Memphis
Childcare: pay 5.8 times more in Memphis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Memphis
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Memphis

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

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Memphis vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Memphis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,488.14	$18.00	+578.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR59,985.02	$12.00	+257.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,075.87	$2.42	+435.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,595.01	$2.00	+678.7%
Average			+436.9%

Jakarta vs. Memphis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 98.4% more for groceries

	Jakarta	Memphis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR19,879.65	$3.06	+175.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR84,483.51	$6.61	+40.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,138.63	$3.51	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,615.29	$3.75	+105.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR24,906.50	$5.12	+267.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,756.44	$2.56	+101.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR10,986.58	$0.79	+28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR20,910.45	$2.66	+127.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,089.64	$2.19	+254.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,155.60	$1.44	+131.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,232.23	$1.92	+99.7%
Average			+98.4%

Jakarta vs. Memphis - Cost of groceries

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pay 80.5% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Memphis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR56,733.38	$3.84	+21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR210K	$38.50	+228.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR500M	$37,359.00	+33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,235.71	$12.94	+304.4%
Average			+80.5%

Jakarta vs. Memphis - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Jakarta	Memphis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR340K	$74.83	+293.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$1,476.67	+304.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$1,178.43	+498.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$143.01	+75.4%
Average			+316.8%

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pay 5.8 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Memphis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$1,704.17	+1013.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR147M	$24,792.00	+202.0%
Average			+480.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Memphis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR44,988.77	$7.00	+178.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR35,718.98	$5.67	+183.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,487.40	$10.71	+279.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR468K	$31.93	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR59,985.02	$15.00	+347.4%
Average			+164.2%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Memphis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$47.16	-19.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR514K	$33.00	+14.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$82.17	+14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$152.80	+43.9%
Average			+11.1%

Jakarta vs. Memphis - Cost of clothing

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