Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 18.2% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.38
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.77
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.01
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.95
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.93
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.54
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.70
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.52
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.85
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.20
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.78
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.32
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.45
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.31
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.23
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.35
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,341.69
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,888,299.81
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB352.81
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.06
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,492.13
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,299.82
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,297.23
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,584.56
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,070.91
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.51
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.15
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.36
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,862.13
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.46
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,885.68
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,188.66
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,312.77
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,143.03
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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