Budapest vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1643
🏠 One person rent
$750
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$535
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$346
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
81
😀 Quality of life
81
70
🏙️ Population
1.69M
11.1M

The cost of living in Budapest is 115% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 4163rd and 7328th ($1469 vs $684) 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 0.5 months in Jakarta. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 680th and 4224th 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
$12.2
$2.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$3.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$3.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$8171

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

Cities near Jakarta

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$536
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$556
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$391
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$609
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$467
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$488
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$551
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$487
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$502
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$536
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$515
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$499
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495