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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR169,000
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
IRR211,250
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
IRR19,178
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
IRR45,839
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
IRR22,602
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.83
IRR77,272
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.32
IRR98,152
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.26
IRR53,272
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.84
IRR77,906
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IRR19,293
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IRR29,604
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
IRR17,831
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
IRR13,390
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,238
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR11,130
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.76
IRR116,458
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
IRR422,500
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$90,000.00
IRR3,802,500,000
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,525
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.79
IRR286,962
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.72
IRR20,690,640
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$339.71
IRR14,352,610
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$11.89
IRR502,342
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.20
IRR5,205,200
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,753.32
IRR74,077,693
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.80
IRR33,800
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
IRR63,638
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,625
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.23
IRR812,478
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,375
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
Tehran
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.21
IRR1,529,668
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.96
IRR1,181,502
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$138.01
IRR5,830,759
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.09
IRR2,961,404
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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