Budapest vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Budapest	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1185	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2918	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$589	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1010	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1262	$582
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	77
😀 Quality of life	80	63
🏙️ Population	1.69M	10.6M

The cost of living in Budapest is 57% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6641st ($1185 vs $757) 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 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 551st and 4600th 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	$10.4	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.3	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.68	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1093	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$799	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.9	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.5%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4116	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2686	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.27	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.34	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.1	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.24	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.59	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$448	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11060	$9494

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Cities near Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$960
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$849
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$901
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$992
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$876
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$910
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$770
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$849
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1067
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$953
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$879
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$898
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$712
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$883
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$1166
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$788
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$864
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1062
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1574
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$879
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$780
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1103
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$952
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1197
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$784
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$761
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$837
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$745
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1307
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$797
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$860
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$851
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1150
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1090

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549