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Jakarta vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 6.1% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 64.3% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 17.4% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 9.7% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 41.6% more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Jakarta

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Jakarta are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 64.3% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS11,357.50	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	-72.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS8,765.93	$3.41 IDR55,274.41	-59.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,517.08	$0.62 IDR10,075.01	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,119.77	$0.35 IDR5,724.80	-67.4%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,225.11	$1.22 IDR19,699.94	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,361.77	$3.49 IDR56,460.70	-32.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,204.37	$5.40 IDR87,501.24	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,381.73	$1.95 IDR31,619.74	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS2,893.86	$1.62 IDR26,290.54	-42.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS954.38	$1.38 IDR22,382.51	+49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS903.12	$0.74 IDR11,997.11	-15.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS625.53	$1.06 IDR17,116.56	+74.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,032.10	$0.75 IDR12,177.91	-24.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS440.90	$0.80 IDR12,930.12	+86.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS521.78	$1.25 IDR20,291.98	+147.9%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,618.70	$3.24 IDR52,431.33	-7.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS11,357.50	$12.75 IDR206,633.30	+16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS24,005,625.00	$25,509.65 IDR413,266,597.72	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS7,588.88	$3.31 IDR53,621.34	-55.0%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 9.7% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS24,567.69	$28.49 IDR461,492.14	+19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS530,371.89	$449.61 IDR7,283,823.78	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS369,007.60	$261.47 IDR4,235,982.63	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS50,833.63	$77.94 IDR1,262,593.07	+58.3%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 41.6% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS223,536.25	$170.06 IDR2,755,110.65	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS4,622,375.57	$9,157.99 IDR148,363,145.29	+104.6%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 2.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS1,858.26	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	+24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,081.12	$2.32 IDR37,591.37	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,478.00	$2.74 IDR44,426.16	+14.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS28,103.51	$29.26 IDR473,974.04	+7.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,162.50	$3.19 IDR51,658.32	-36.2%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS92,486.19	$56.54 IDR915,941.79	-36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS77,157.83	$34.50 IDR558,849.15	-53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS117,784.42	$87.37 IDR1,415,403.66	-23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS123,092.58	$86.38 IDR1,399,470.98	-27.5%
Average			-35.4%

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