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
THB101.36
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.43
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.15
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB52.97
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB408.51
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB254.67
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB79.07
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB45.75
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB51.20
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB25.28
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB36.02
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB28.00
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.79
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.66
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.38
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,368.40
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,925,889.48
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB359.84
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB534.50
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,880.15
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,504.85
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,342.96
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 51.8% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB22,014.24
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB459,030.30
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB81.09
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB89.91
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB146.22
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,899.20
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 3.7% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,923.21
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,212.32
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,378.72
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,205.59
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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