Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 1.4% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
THB76.52
|
$2.68
IDR42,751.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
THB207.88
|
$3.68
IDR58,783.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB24.54
|
$0.59
IDR9,427.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB13.01
|
$0.29
IDR4,569.07
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
THB54.53
|
$1.23
IDR19,705.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
THB293.77
|
$3.63
IDR57,928.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
THB237.36
|
$5.05
IDR80,601.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.20
|
$1.69
IDR27,004.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.36
|
$1.68
IDR26,767.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
THB44.28
|
$1.37
IDR21,859.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
THB18.53
|
$0.73
IDR11,588.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB29.11
|
$1.03
IDR16,405.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.68
|
$0.60
IDR9,629.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.70
|
$0.68
IDR10,845.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
THB16.89
|
$0.99
IDR15,861.21
|
|
pay 42.3% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
THB167.94
|
$3.36
IDR53,639.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
THB893.85
|
$10.04
IDR160,318.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
THB1,150,096.76
|
$26,772.06
IDR427,514,983.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
THB355.89
|
$2.93
IDR46,812.89
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Thailand
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
THB628.55
|
$31.58
IDR504,334.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
THB10,689.13
|
$478.90
IDR7,647,358.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
THB7,626.93
|
$271.93
IDR4,342,443.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
THB1,816.97
|
$65.22
IDR1,041,438.02
|
|
pay 27.4% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
THB12,294.09
|
$156.91
IDR2,505,712.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
THB364,207.20
|
$9,733.56
IDR155,432,233.46
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
THB69.78
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
THB71.47
|
$2.36
IDR37,738.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
THB132.81
|
$2.34
IDR37,407.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
THB1,730.09
|
$31.56
IDR503,933.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
THB207.03
|
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
THB1,484.73
|
$44.45
IDR709,822.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
THB993.58
|
$30.52
IDR487,324.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
THB3,014.98
|
$78.12
IDR1,247,475.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
THB2,400.21
|
$87.16
IDR1,391,852.76
|
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