Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 42.2% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.9% less in Jakarta
- Groceries
-
pay 9.6% less in Jakarta
- Transportation
-
pay 57.2% less in Jakarta
- Housing
-
pay 49.0% less in Jakarta
- Childcare
-
pay 39.5% less in Jakarta
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 42.1% less in Jakarta
- Clothing
-
pay 21.1% less in Jakarta
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing are lower in Jakarta.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 76.9% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$3.03
IDR49,214.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$3.41
IDR55,430.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$0.62
IDR10,103.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$0.35
IDR5,741.00
|
|
pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.22
IDR19,755.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$3.49
IDR56,620.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$5.40
IDR87,748.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$1.95
IDR31,709.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$1.62
IDR26,364.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$1.38
IDR22,445.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.74
IDR12,031.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$1.06
IDR17,165.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.75
IDR12,212.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.80
IDR12,966.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$1.25
IDR20,349.41
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$3.24
IDR52,579.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.71
|
$12.75
IDR207,218.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
$25,509.65
IDR414,436,215.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
$3.31
IDR53,773.10
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.01
|
$28.49
IDR462,798.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.93
|
$449.61
IDR7,304,438.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.23
|
$261.47
IDR4,247,971.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.37
|
$77.94
IDR1,266,166.43
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.19
|
$170.06
IDR2,762,908.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,856.33
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,783,039.26
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$2.23
IDR36,263.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$2.32
IDR37,697.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$2.74
IDR44,551.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.92
|
$29.26
IDR475,315.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
$3.19
IDR51,804.53
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.60
|
$56.54
IDR918,534.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.73
|
$34.50
IDR560,430.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.09
|
$87.37
IDR1,419,409.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.77
|
$86.38
IDR1,403,431.73
|
|
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