Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 23.5% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 33.3% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 57.4% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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