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
€8.13
|
$3.03
IDR48,160.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.62
|
$3.41
IDR54,243.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.02
|
$0.62
IDR9,887.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.43
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.05
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
$1.22
IDR19,332.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.77
|
$3.49
IDR55,407.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.69
|
$5.40
IDR85,869.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.81
|
$1.95
IDR31,030.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.41
|
$1.62
IDR25,800.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.38
IDR21,965.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.74
IDR11,773.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.06
IDR16,797.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$0.75
IDR11,950.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.80
IDR12,689.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.25
IDR19,913.58
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.71
|
$3.24
IDR51,453.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$12.75
IDR202,780.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,490.94
|
$25,509.65
IDR405,560,131.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.30
|
$3.31
IDR52,621.43
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€27.77
|
$28.49
IDR452,886.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€555.90
|
$449.61
IDR7,147,997.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€430.43
|
$261.47
IDR4,156,991.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€78.35
|
$77.94
IDR1,239,048.63
|
|
pay 2.2% less for childcare
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€251.76
|
$170.06
IDR2,703,734.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,606.73
|
$9,157.99
IDR145,596,515.69
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.24
|
$2.23
IDR35,486.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$2.32
IDR36,890.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$2.74
IDR43,597.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€37.67
|
$29.26
IDR465,135.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.19
IDR50,695.02
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.17
|
$56.54
IDR898,861.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€39.73
|
$34.50
IDR548,427.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€88.94
|
$87.37
IDR1,389,009.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€101.18
|
$86.38
IDR1,373,374.08
|
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