Budapest vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1580
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3914
$1503
🏠 One person rent
$810
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1423
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1832
$449
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 152% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 3675th and 7756th ($1580 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Indonesia, respectively. Check Hungary vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.7 months in Jakarta. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 646th and 3291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Jakarta

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Budapest Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.67
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$839
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1498
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
9.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6164
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4452
$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.94
$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.37
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.71
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.9
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17067
$7460

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1228
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$973
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1226
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1115
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1203
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1195
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$1063
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$914
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1139
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1156
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$1019
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1117
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$928
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$941
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1124
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1031
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$974
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$1028
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1218
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1340
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1058
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$978
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1117
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1032
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1308
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$1034
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1067
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$967
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$915
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$893
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1475
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1590
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$848
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1076
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1189
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1255
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1160

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$516
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$515
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$376
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$552
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$466
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$472
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$469
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$468
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$502
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$494
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$424
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$458
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$457
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$446
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$452
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$490
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$400
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$393
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$436
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$371
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$381
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$428
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$419
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$438
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$428
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$416
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$417
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$402
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$386
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$520
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$358
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$437
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$450
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$419
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$422
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477