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
HUF4,065.42
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,049.07
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF595.22
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF454.30
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF571.81
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,742.65
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,487.45
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF905.86
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF930.68
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF261.48
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF306.14
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF324.32
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF507.94
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF205.14
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF224.34
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,426.87
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,655.38
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,179,917.14
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,695.57
|
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,442.99
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF231,766.34
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF180,225.58
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF44,282.47
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF157,997.18
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,848,863.83
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,016.36
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF848.41
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,235.98
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,703.13
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,794.98
|
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 16.2% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,807.31
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,274.19
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,447.36
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF36,170.34
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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