Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 42.2% cheaper than Madrid.
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
€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
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.73
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
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
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.93
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.63
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.08
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.96
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
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
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€14.28
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
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
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€124.67
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€41.34
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
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
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€116.39
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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