Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 21.0% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 70.5% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 26.2% more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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