Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 62.4% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Russia
Groceries: pay 4.2% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 42.5% more in Russia
Housing: pay 75.9% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% more in Russia
Clothing: pay 86.0% more in Russia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Russia are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Russia.

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Russia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	$10.83 RUB894.72	+554.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	$6.39 RUB528.16	+103.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	$1.16 RUB95.62	+111.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	$0.60 RUB49.27	+115.6%
Average			+247.5%

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pay 4.2% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	$0.77 RUB63.38	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	$5.51 RUB455.14	+17.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	$4.39 RUB362.53	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	$1.57 RUB129.78	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	$2.44 RUB201.91	+79.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	$0.84 RUB69.40	-24.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	$0.80 RUB66.30	+33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	$0.81 RUB67.22	+0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	$1.33 RUB109.55	+141.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	$0.35 RUB29.18	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	$0.28 RUB23.52	-69.4%
Average			-4.2%

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pay 42.5% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	$3.08 RUB254.77	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.36 IDR187K	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	+133.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.54 IDR418M	$32,081.81 RUB3M	+38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	$5.45 RUB450.28	+40.6%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 75.9% more for housing

	Indonesia	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.77 IDR357K	$8.47 RUB700.03	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.41 IDR5M	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	+77.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.85 IDR3M	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	+104.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 IDR901K	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	+85.0%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.24 IDR2M	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	+204.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,685.47 IDR103M	$9,958.40 RUB823K	+75.2%
Average			+131.0%

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pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	$2.06 RUB170.10	-14.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	$2.73 RUB225.71	+77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	$2.85 RUB235.62	+19.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.79 IDR411K	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	+64.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	$6.26 RUB517.18	+106.8%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 86.0% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.46 IDR766K	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+96.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.22 IDR491K	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	+102.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.72 IDR1M	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+75.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.24 IDR1M	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	+70.8%
Average			+86.0%

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