Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 79.2% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,250
|
$3.44
IDR54,974.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,781
|
$0.60
IDR9,648.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,433
|
$0.35
IDR5,563.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,317
|
$1.20
IDR19,142.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,183
|
$3.73
IDR59,544.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,399
|
$5.15
IDR82,244.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,781
|
$1.91
IDR30,551.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,682
|
$1.51
IDR24,108.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,031
|
$1.35
IDR21,600.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,092
|
$0.71
IDR11,330.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,763
|
$0.94
IDR14,997.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,875
|
$0.60
IDR9,606.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,918
|
$0.68
IDR10,835.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,717
|
$1.06
IDR16,969.46
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,125
|
$3.17
IDR50,683.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR630,938
|
$10.96
IDR174,918.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,365,000,000
|
$25,043.97
IDR399,814,426.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR121,981
|
$3.04
IDR48,477.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,527
|
$27.70
IDR442,277.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,837,584
|
$427.91
IDR6,831,312.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,769,912
|
$250.92
IDR4,005,833.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,498
|
$70.34
IDR1,122,897.41
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,333,405
|
$157.15
IDR2,508,835.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,854,322
|
$8,849.09
IDR141,271,258.38
|
|
pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,547
|
$2.19
IDR34,983.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,973
|
$2.26
IDR36,064.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,156
|
$2.63
IDR41,980.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,554
|
$28.00
IDR446,999.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,094
|
$3.29
IDR52,475.64
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,393,821
|
$53.99
IDR861,979.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,197,940
|
$33.58
IDR536,111.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,948,608
|
$80.78
IDR1,289,691.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,932,416
|
$82.70
IDR1,320,220.55
|
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