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Yogyakarta vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Yogyakarta is 15.8% cheaper than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.0% less in Yogyakarta
Groceries: pay 8.6% more in Yogyakarta
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Yogyakarta
Housing: pay 14.0% more in Yogyakarta
Childcare: pay 78.9% less in Yogyakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% less in Yogyakarta
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Yogyakarta

The cost of housing, groceries, and clothing in Yogyakarta are more expensive than in China. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Yogyakarta.

Yogyakarta vs. China Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yogyakarta instead of China, you would:

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pay 24.0% less for restaurants

	China	Yogyakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.40	$1.19 IDR19,932.78	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥35.32	$2.98 IDR49,831.95	-40.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.34	$0.48 IDR8,072.78	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.95	$0.28 IDR4,684.20	+1.4%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 8.6% more for groceries

	China	Yogyakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.46	$1.27 IDR21,128.75	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥44.49	$3.08 IDR51,493.01	-51.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥47.21	$4.34 IDR72,435.64	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥11.00	$1.38 IDR23,075.78	-11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.73	$1.44 IDR24,072.64	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.23	$1.10 IDR18,405.64	+48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.84	$0.61 IDR10,246.88	+12.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.39	$0.58 IDR9,644.13	-7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.55	$0.43 IDR7,233.09	-14.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.12	$0.50 IDR8,347.10	+66.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.78	$0.84 IDR14,104.53	+114.2%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	China	Yogyakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥30.53	$3.05 IDR50,918.73	-29.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥143.09	$9.31 IDR155,475.68	-54.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥134,794.71	$19,685.66 IDR328,691,530.01	+2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.76	$4.36 IDR72,754.64	+10.5%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 14.0% more for housing

	China	Yogyakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥78.70	$19.06 IDR318,235.24	+70.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,146.80	$214.88 IDR3,587,900.27	-29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,377.56	$164.15 IDR2,740,757.15	-16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥288.99	$53.86 IDR899,320.10	+31.2%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 78.9% less for childcare

	China	Yogyakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,747.78	$79.59 IDR1,328,851.95	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥109,091.78	$3,362.52 IDR56,143,994.92	-78.3%
Average			-78.9%

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pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports

	China	Yogyakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.33	$2.39 IDR39,865.56	+129.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥19.97	$1.41 IDR23,492.20	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.65	$2.39 IDR39,865.56	-28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥289.59	$14.92 IDR249,159.74	-63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥42.13	$2.69 IDR44,848.75	-55.1%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	China	Yogyakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥323.38	$38.80 IDR647,815.33	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥217.79	$34.80 IDR581,040.52	+12.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥501.74	$75.61 IDR1,262,409.35	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥513.16	$73.62 IDR1,229,188.05	+1.0%
Average			+1.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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