Cost of living comparison
Manila is 28.8% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Manila instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
$5.12
₱300.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
$0.87
₱51.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
$0.49
₱28.91
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
$5.30
₱312.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
$6.79
₱399.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
$2.42
₱142.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
$1.52
₱89.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
$0.80
₱47.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
$1.52
₱89.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
$0.98
₱57.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
$1.20
₱70.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
$1.48
₱87.37
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
$4.14
₱243.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
$9.93
₱584.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
$2.67
₱156.99
|
|
pay 7.9% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
$1.36
₱80.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
$2.70
₱158.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
$7.67
₱451.42
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
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