Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 33.1% cheaper than Budapest.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,201.57
|
$2.19
IDR36,127.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,151.18
|
$3.44
IDR56,772.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF615.15
|
$0.60
IDR9,963.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF469.51
|
$0.35
IDR5,745.11
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF590.95
|
$1.20
IDR19,768.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,801.01
|
$3.73
IDR61,491.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,537.26
|
$5.15
IDR84,933.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF936.19
|
$1.91
IDR31,550.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF961.85
|
$1.51
IDR24,896.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF270.23
|
$1.35
IDR22,306.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF316.40
|
$0.71
IDR11,701.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF335.18
|
$0.94
IDR15,487.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF524.95
|
$0.60
IDR9,920.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF212.01
|
$0.68
IDR11,190.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF231.85
|
$1.06
IDR17,524.32
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,508.14
|
$3.17
IDR52,340.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,978.74
|
$10.96
IDR180,638.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,554,326.64
|
$25,043.97
IDR412,887,377.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,852.82
|
$3.04
IDR50,062.59
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,658.76
|
$27.70
IDR456,738.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF239,528.07
|
$427.91
IDR7,054,679.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF186,261.24
|
$250.92
IDR4,136,813.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF45,765.47
|
$70.34
IDR1,159,613.41
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF163,288.42
|
$157.15
IDR2,590,868.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,977,760.24
|
$8,849.09
IDR145,890,482.09
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,050.39
|
$2.19
IDR36,127.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF876.82
|
$2.26
IDR37,243.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,310.87
|
$2.63
IDR43,353.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF19,329.49
|
$28.00
IDR461,615.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,888.58
|
$3.29
IDR54,191.47
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF29,772.06
|
$53.99
IDR890,163.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,685.25
|
$33.58
IDR553,640.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF34,567.49
|
$80.78
IDR1,331,861.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF37,381.66
|
$82.70
IDR1,363,388.53
|
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