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Jakarta is 26% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Monthly cost for one person, renting in the city centre. Includes rent, food, transport, bills and going out.

Where you live now

Buenos AiresArgentina

ARS 1,993,017

per month

City to compare

JakartaIndonesia

IDR 17,651,820

per month, about ARS 1,484,062

Monthly costs by category

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CategoryBuenos AiresJakartaDifference
Rent833,011681,554−18%
Groceries409,720307,214−25%
Eating out262,459154,637−41%
Getting around119,65176,576−36%
Bills235,273168,359−28%
Going out102,26368,443−33%
Clothes30,62527,277−11%
Total per month1,993,0171,484,062−26%

Jakarta: no reports yet, so these numbers are starting estimates from the city's overall price level.How this is calculated

Everyday prices in Jakarta

The typical price people paid recently, and how it compares with Buenos Aires. "Estimated" means we don't have many reports yet.

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ItemTypical priceWhat people paidvs Buenos AiresReports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated ARS 2,122 −41% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated ARS 8,608 −44% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated ARS 63,975 −36% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated ARS 681,554 −18% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated ARS 490,719 −18% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated ARS 994 −23% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated ARS 3,411 −27% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated ARS 9,939 −23% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated ARS 127,828 −30% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated ARS 44,340 −27% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated ARS 40,930 −27% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated ARS 48,884 −33% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated ARS 9,777 −33% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated ARS 74,044 −11% vs Buenos Aires 0 reports
Most reports (10th–90th percentile) Middle half of reports Same item in Buenos Aires
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Where the numbers come from

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    Typos, wrong currencies and impossible amounts are caught. An unusual price only counts after someone else reports something similar.

  3. We work out the typical price

    We use the middle price of recent reports. When a city has only a few reports, we estimate the rest and label it "Estimated".

No reports in the last 30 days yet. When they arrive, you'll see here how many were counted, held for a second opinion or turned down.

Most and least expensive cities

Monthly cost for one person renting in the city centre, in Argentine pesos. Pick a city to compare it with Buenos Aires. See all cities

Most expensive

  1. 1New YorkUnited StatesARS 8,619,695
  2. 2San FranciscoUnited StatesARS 7,345,930
  3. 3ZurichSwitzerlandARS 7,055,073
  4. 4BostonUnited StatesARS 6,980,829
  5. 5GenevaSwitzerlandARS 6,690,639
  6. 6SingaporeSingaporeARS 6,453,685
  7. 7LondonUnited KingdomARS 6,276,556
  8. 8Los AngelesUnited StatesARS 6,009,796

Least expensive

  1. 118KarachiPakistanARS 854,260
  2. 117KathmanduNepalARS 972,987
  3. 116CairoEgyptARS 1,034,448
  4. 115DhakaBangladeshARS 1,048,715
  5. 114New DelhiIndiaARS 1,242,640
  6. 113TunisTunisiaARS 1,250,501
  7. 112BengaluruIndiaARS 1,318,369
  8. 111Chiang MaiThailandARS 1,359,701

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