Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 38.5% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 73.8% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$2.68
IDR43,566.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$3.68
IDR59,904.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$0.59
IDR9,607.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.29
IDR4,656.18
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$1.23
IDR20,081.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$3.63
IDR59,032.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$5.05
IDR82,138.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$1.69
IDR27,519.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$1.68
IDR27,277.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$1.37
IDR22,276.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$0.73
IDR11,809.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$1.03
IDR16,718.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$0.60
IDR9,813.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.68
IDR11,052.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.99
IDR16,163.61
|
|
pay 63.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$3.36
IDR54,662.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$10.04
IDR163,374.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$26,772.06
IDR435,665,649.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$2.93
IDR47,705.39
|
|
pay 32.3% less for housing
Montevideo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$31.58
IDR513,949.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$478.90
IDR7,793,157.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$271.93
IDR4,425,233.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$65.22
IDR1,061,293.27
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$156.91
IDR2,553,484.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$9,733.56
IDR158,395,582.59
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$2.36
IDR38,457.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$2.34
IDR38,120.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$31.56
IDR513,540.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$3.35
IDR54,458.21
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$44.45
IDR723,355.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$30.52
IDR496,615.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$78.12
IDR1,271,258.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$87.16
IDR1,418,388.73
|
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