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
EGP206.57
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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