Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 55.4% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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