Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 54.5% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 17.2% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 40.9% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 93.5% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 42.1% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.2% more in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 40.2% more in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chisinau instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$11.22 MDL201.58	+322.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$8.70 MDL156.22	+159.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.21 MDL21.71	+167.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.89 MDL16.00	+246.8%
Average			+233.7%

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.71 MDL12.77	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$4.89 MDL87.82	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.73 MDL85.03	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$2.79 MDL50.06	+52.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.36 MDL42.34	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.44 MDL7.87	-65.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.87 MDL15.68	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.94 MDL16.87	-19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$1.01 MDL18.06	+62.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.31 MDL5.61	-49.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.25 MDL4.42	-74.5%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 40.9% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$6.44 MDL115.64	+103.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$13.52 MDL242.90	+15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$29,507.41 MDL530K	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$4.94 MDL88.69	+54.3%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 93.5% more for housing

	Jakarta	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$10.59 MDL190.33	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$679.74 MDL12,212.58	+86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$435.34 MDL7,821.60	+121.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$185.85 MDL3,339.13	+127.9%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 42.1% more for childcare

	Jakarta	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$434.06 MDL7,798.47	+183.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$5,841.67 MDL105K	-28.8%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.24 MDL40.32	-10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$2.16 MDL38.87	+8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$3.42 MDL61.48	+21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$41.67 MDL748.71	+59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$8.41 MDL151.18	+151.0%
Average			+43.2%

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pay 40.2% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$79.80 MDL1,433.71	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$47.07 MDL845.61	+63.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$114.14 MDL2,050.64	+58.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$115.56 MDL2,076.23	+8.8%
Average			+40.2%

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