Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 12.8% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 60.4% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
€3.30
|
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
€3.21
|
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
|
pay 42.2% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
€5.79
|
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.60
|
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,500.36
|
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.23
€27.12
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$441.52
€409.62
|
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.02
€301.54
|
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.56
€80.31
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
|
pay 25.5% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.91
€173.40
|
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,827.08
€5,406.08
|
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
€2.04
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
€3.57
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€33.85
|
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
€74.23
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.04
€32.51
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
€78.29
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.39
€94.07
|
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
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