Cost of living comparison

compared to

Jakarta is 42.2% cheaper than Madrid.

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

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pay 76.9% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.41
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.28
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.67
$0.62
IDR10,056.92

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

 
Madrid
Jakarta
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.44
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.64
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.23
$5.40
IDR87,344.07

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pay 57.2% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.51
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.10
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€34,285.12
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79

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pay 49.0% less for housing

 
Madrid
Jakarta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€30.53
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,408.34
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€1,030.40
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

 
Madrid
Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€544.17
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,654.34
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.60
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.48
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.17
$2.74
IDR44,346.36

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pay 21.1% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Jakarta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€86.77
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€35.68
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€93.84
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24

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