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Surakarta vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Surakarta is 10.8% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% less in Surakarta
Groceries: pay 8.3% less in Surakarta
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in Surakarta
Housing: pay 23.3% less in Surakarta
Childcare: pay 65.9% less in Surakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.2% less in Surakarta
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Surakarta

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

Surakarta vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.3% less for restaurants

	Indonesia	Surakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	-6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.55 IDR9,191.77	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.25 IDR4,223.25	-20.9%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 8.3% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Surakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.81 IDR13,415.02	-32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$4.70 IDR78,254.29	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$3.67 IDR61,125.74	-24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$1.06 IDR17,588.58	-32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	-40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	+23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	-7.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Surakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$3.00 IDR49,893.65	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$23.88 IDR397,482.09	+111.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$26,561.92 IDR442,198,820.30	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$4.27 IDR71,049.92	+6.6%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 23.3% less for housing

	Indonesia	Surakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$179.07 IDR2,981,115.64	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-63.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$57.28 IDR953,518.61	+18.6%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 65.9% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Surakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$36.01 IDR599,502.36	-65.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$2,005.57 IDR33,388,495.20	-66.7%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Surakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	-43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	+3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	-9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$17.16 IDR285,690.25	-29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	-32.1%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Surakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$60.49 IDR1,007,033.10	+41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$38.30 IDR637,627.51	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$74.58 IDR1,241,634.67	+7.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$70.02 IDR1,165,616.22	+6.1%
Average			+22.4%

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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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