Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Belarus

Minsk vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 30.9% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 11.0% more in Minsk
Housing: pay 41.7% more in Minsk
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Minsk

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

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Minsk vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$9.78 BYN29.50	+268.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.85 BYN20.65	+104.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$0.96 BYN2.89	+112.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.59 BYN1.79	+130.5%
Average			+170.7%

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.68 BYN2.05	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$3.79 BYN11.43	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$3.45 BYN10.42	-34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.64 BYN4.94	-10.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.40 BYN7.25	+72.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.70 BYN2.10	-45.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.76 BYN2.31	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.97 BYN2.93	-16.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$1.21 BYN3.66	+95.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.29 BYN0.88	-53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.33 BYN1.01	-65.3%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 11.0% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$3.33 BYN10.04	+5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$18.59 BYN56.05	+58.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	-24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$5.54 BYN16.72	+73.3%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 41.7% more for housing

	Jakarta	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$13.39 BYN40.39	-29.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	+93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$46.63 BYN140.62	-42.8%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	+159.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	+195.0%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$1.63 BYN4.92	-35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$2.32 BYN7.00	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.61 BYN7.87	-7.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$37.06 BYN111.77	+41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$5.87 BYN17.70	+75.1%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$50.77 BYN153.12	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$44.17 BYN133.20	+53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$106.09 BYN319.97	+47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$106.95 BYN322.54	+0.7%
Average			+18.7%

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