Bucharest vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1920
🏠 One person rent
$449
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$849
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$521
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
76
77
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
1.72M
10.6M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 34% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6708th ($961 vs $718) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 703rd and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$230
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1127
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
8.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.32
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$22.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$1.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$8517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$545
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$552
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$393
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$573
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$480
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$512
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$547
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$493
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$500
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$512
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$495
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$422
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$426
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$570
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$403
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$450
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$427
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$457
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$383
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$476
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$521
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$439
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$459
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$403
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$522
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$383
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$454
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$469
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$444
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$442
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511