Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 92.9% more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 21.6% less for restaurants
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,370
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR210,462
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,107
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,668
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,517
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR76,984
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR97,787
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,074
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,615
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,221
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,493
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,765
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,340
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,200
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,088
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,024
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR420,925
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,788,325,000
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,068
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR285,892
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,613,509
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,299,106
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR500,470
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,185,796
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR73,801,546
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,674
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,401
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,231
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR809,449
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,139
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,523,966
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,177,098
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,809,023
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,950,365
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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