Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 83.4% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Jakarta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
$11.85
RON56.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
$7.54
RON35.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
$2.00
RON9.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
$2.20
RON10.41
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
|
Jakarta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
$1.17
RON5.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
$4.52
RON21.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
$6.34
RON29.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
$3.28
RON15.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
$3.09
RON14.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
$0.59
RON2.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
$0.77
RON3.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
$0.75
RON3.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
$0.88
RON4.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
$0.51
RON2.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
$0.44
RON2.08
|
|
pay 50.3% more for transportation
|
Jakarta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
$6.09
RON28.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
$17.24
RON81.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
$26,003.12
RON122,869.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
$5.82
RON27.49
|
|
pay 21.4% more for housing
|
Jakarta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
$9.35
RON44.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
$601.94
RON2,844.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
$397.23
RON1,876.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
$130.07
RON614.59
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Jakarta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
$527.95
RON2,494.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
$10,631.65
RON50,236.67
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Jakarta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
$3.23
RON15.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
$3.17
RON14.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
$5.98
RON28.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
$49.84
RON235.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
$8.62
RON40.73
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
|
Jakarta
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
$78.42
RON370.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
$39.68
RON187.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
$85.94
RON406.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
$105.80
RON499.93
|
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