Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 19.3% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$3.03
IDR48,987.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$3.41
IDR55,175.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$0.62
IDR10,056.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.35
IDR5,714.52
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$1.22
IDR19,664.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$3.49
IDR56,359.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$5.40
IDR87,344.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$1.95
IDR31,562.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.62
IDR26,243.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$1.38
IDR22,342.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.74
IDR11,975.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$1.06
IDR17,085.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.75
IDR12,156.04
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.80
IDR12,906.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$1.25
IDR20,255.53
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$3.24
IDR52,337.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$12.75
IDR206,262.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$25,509.65
IDR412,524,266.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$3.31
IDR53,525.02
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$28.49
IDR460,663.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$449.61
IDR7,270,740.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$261.47
IDR4,228,373.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$77.94
IDR1,260,325.14
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$170.06
IDR2,750,161.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$9,157.99
IDR148,096,647.71
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$2.23
IDR36,095.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$2.32
IDR37,523.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$2.74
IDR44,346.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$29.26
IDR473,122.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.19
IDR51,565.53
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$56.54
IDR914,296.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$34.50
IDR557,845.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$87.37
IDR1,412,861.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$86.38
IDR1,396,957.18
|
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