Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Mostar is 26.0% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Mostar
Groceries: pay 16.3% less in Mostar
Transportation: pay 80.6% more in Mostar
Housing: pay 16.8% more in Mostar
Childcare: pay 41.1% more in Mostar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Mostar
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Mostar

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

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Mostar vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Mostar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$6.87 BAM11.95	+158.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$5.72 BAM9.95	+70.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.86 BAM3.24	+311.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$1.22 BAM2.12	+373.4%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 16.3% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Mostar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.92 BAM1.60	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$3.88 BAM6.75	-17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.30 BAM7.49	-18.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$2.60 BAM4.52	+42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$3.28 BAM5.70	+135.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.51 BAM0.88	-60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.74 BAM1.28	+19.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.63 BAM1.09	-46.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$0.53 BAM0.93	-14.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.46 BAM0.79	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.45 BAM0.79	-52.8%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 80.6% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Mostar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$5.84 BAM10.16	+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$36.47 BAM63.46	+210.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$30,495.31 BAM53,055.82	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$6.29 BAM10.95	+96.7%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 16.8% more for housing

	Jakarta	Mostar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$26.22 BAM45.62	+37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$428.54 BAM745.57	+17.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$251.36 BAM437.32	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$70.25 BAM122.22	-13.9%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 41.1% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Mostar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$135.41 BAM235.58	-11.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$18,475.64 BAM32,143.97	+125.1%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Mostar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.29 BAM3.98	-9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$1.66 BAM2.89	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$3.89 BAM6.77	+37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$34.90 BAM60.72	+33.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$5.66 BAM9.85	+68.8%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Mostar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$58.36 BAM101.53	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$32.23 BAM56.08	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$85.58 BAM148.89	+18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$82.39 BAM143.34	-22.4%
Average			+0.8%

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