Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Jakarta, Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 55.4% more in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 69.8% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 18.1% more in Jakarta

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Jakarta are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Jakarta.

Jakarta vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jakarta instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 55.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP205.30	$3.03 IDR50,272.48	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP238.15	$3.41 IDR56,622.69	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.92	$0.62 IDR10,320.77	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.19	$0.35 IDR5,864.44	+188.5%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.82	$1.22 IDR20,180.47	+87.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.19	$3.49 IDR57,837.91	+119.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP171.88	$5.40 IDR89,635.62	+58.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.32	$1.95 IDR32,391.02	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.09	$1.62 IDR26,931.83	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.59	$1.38 IDR22,928.48	+102.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.78	$0.74 IDR12,289.75	+217.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.04	$1.06 IDR17,534.07	+564.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.73	$0.75 IDR12,474.96	+290.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.94	$0.80 IDR13,245.52	+269.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.59	$1.25 IDR20,786.95	+560.2%
Average			+208.0%

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pay 69.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.31	$3.24 IDR53,710.26	+219.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP410.60	$12.75 IDR211,673.60	+57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	$25,509.65 IDR423,347,196.11	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.26	$3.31 IDR54,929.30	+32.6%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP490.19	$28.49 IDR472,749.08	+193.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	$449.61 IDR7,461,494.33	+115.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	$261.47 IDR4,339,308.76	+101.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP690.36	$77.94 IDR1,293,390.85	+470.9%
Average			+220.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	$170.06 IDR2,822,314.64	+94.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	$9,157.99 IDR151,982,090.77	+370.0%
Average			+232.4%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.86	$2.23 IDR37,042.88	+57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.77	$2.32 IDR38,508.31	+50.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.39	$2.74 IDR45,509.82	+50.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP938.18	$29.26 IDR485,535.44	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP153.98	$3.19 IDR52,918.40	+4.7%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 18.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	$56.54 IDR938,283.89	+51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	$34.50 IDR572,480.87	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	$87.37 IDR1,449,928.87	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	$86.38 IDR1,433,607.55	+61.2%
Average			+18.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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