Bucharest vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$474	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	77	80
😀 Quality of life	79	65
🏙️ Population	1.72M	10.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 41% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5565th and 6882nd ($988 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Romania and Indonesia, respectively. Check Romania vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 645th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Jakarta

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	Bucharest	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$8860

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506