Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 41.3% cheaper than Macao.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Macao, you would:
pay 41.0% less for restaurants
Macao
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.80
MOP54.69
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.87
MOP47.23
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MOP5.91
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
MOP4.31
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Macao
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.18
MOP17.53
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.43
MOP91.91
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.02
MOP88.63
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
MOP22.63
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
MOP23.26
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.08
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
MOP12.95
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
MOP19.76
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
MOP12.88
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
MOP16.74
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
MOP15.69
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Macao
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.50
MOP188.93
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,618.49
MOP294,448.18
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.24
MOP98.44
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
Macao
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.30
MOP251.66
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,175.65
MOP9,453.34
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$874.46
MOP7,031.47
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.09
MOP692.27
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 23.3% less for childcare
Macao
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$634.79
MOP5,104.32
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,563.89
MOP60,821.00
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macao
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MOP29.83
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
MOP38.61
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
MOP51.71
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.57
MOP736.35
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.60
MOP109.38
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Macao
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.63
MOP559.90
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.71
MOP391.65
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.84
MOP658.07
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.48
MOP944.63
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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