Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 20.3% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
|
pay 20.6% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.04
|
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.15
|
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.61
|
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,897.41
|
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.38
|
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
|
pay 21.6% less for housing
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.07
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€524.24
|
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€409.68
|
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.53
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
|
pay 0.9% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.19
|
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,348.84
|
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.86
|
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.60
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.36
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.54
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.61
|
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
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