Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 21.6% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 10.9% less for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB93.84
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB187.69
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB19.58
|
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB10.64
|
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB54.72
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB327.11
|
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB223.17
|
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB75.12
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB44.10
|
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB46.32
|
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB23.77
|
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB34.52
|
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB26.22
|
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.42
|
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB20.77
|
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB143.70
|
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,219.97
|
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,736,117.67
|
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB355.82
|
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB509.67
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB20,590.52
|
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB9,732.63
|
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,370.03
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB20,803.44
|
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB416,512.54
|
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB70.38
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB80.09
|
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB140.77
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB1,952.54
|
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB234.61
|
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,822.49
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,329.49
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,442.14
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,130.60
|
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
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