Cost of living comparison

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Kotor vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Kotor is 80.6% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants
pay 4.1 times more in Kotor
Groceries
pay 2.7% less in Kotor
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Kotor
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Kotor
Childcare
pay 40.9% more in Kotor
Entertainment and Sports
pay 60.6% more in Kotor
Clothing
pay 33.0% more in Kotor

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Kotor are more expensive than in Jakarta. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kotor.

Kotor vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kotor instead of Jakarta, you would:

pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

 
Jakarta
Kotor
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.65
IDR47,917.07
$11.20
€9.97
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.35
IDR60,526.83
$11.17
€9.94
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.45
IDR8,148.81
$2.55
€2.27

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

 
Jakarta
Kotor
Bread
1 loaf
$1.11
IDR20,059.21
$0.98
€0.87
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.72
IDR85,246.59
$4.34
€3.86
Milk (1 gallon) $5.26
IDR94,988.92
$4.90
€4.36

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Jakarta
Kotor
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.17
IDR57,245.81
$6.62
€5.89
Monthly public transit pass $11.73
IDR212K
$44.79
€39.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,939.41
IDR504M
$29,113.12
€25,911.73

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Jakarta
Kotor
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.02
IDR343K
$31.91
€28.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $365.05
IDR7M
$671.84
€597.96
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $196.92
IDR4M
$653.18
€581.35

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pay 40.9% more for childcare

 
Jakarta
Kotor
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $153.00
IDR3M
$340.96
€303.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,208.60
IDR148M
$7,315.61
€6,511.15

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pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Jakarta
Kotor
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.51
IDR45,395.12
$3.08
€2.74
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.00
IDR36,041.60
$3.16
€2.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.82
IDR50,943.41
$4.37
€3.89

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pay 33.0% more for clothing

 
Jakarta
Kotor
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.46
IDR1M
$87.34
€77.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.71
IDR518K
$44.79
€39.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$72.00
IDR1M
$97.04
€86.37

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