Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.4 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,297.34
|
$16.08
€15.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,398.06
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,915.28
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,634.04
|
$1.80
€1.73
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,387.61
|
$1.50
€1.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,565.54
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR86,113.95
|
$4.41
€4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,118.42
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,873.71
|
$3.78
€3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,027.65
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,806.90
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,845.18
|
$1.01
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,984.84
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,725.12
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,970.26
|
$0.82
€0.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,600.05
|
$6.79
€6.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR203,357.22
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR406,714,443.10
|
$35,759.38
€34,324.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,771.20
|
$14.90
€14.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR454,175.39
|
$31.85
€30.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,168,342.06
|
$1,468.90
€1,409.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,168,823.04
|
$1,074.71
€1,031.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,242,575.23
|
$130.03
€124.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,711,429.62
|
$567.57
€544.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR146,010,914.86
|
$10,069.47
€9,665.45
|
|
pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,587.51
|
$3.75
€3.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,995.37
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,721.80
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR466,459.39
|
$43.11
€41.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,839.31
|
$10.72
€10.29
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR901,419.95
|
$90.50
€86.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR549,988.85
|
$37.21
€35.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,392,963.07
|
$97.88
€93.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,377,283.00
|
$121.40
€116.53
|
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