Cost of living comparison
Russia is 6.5% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Russia instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 75.8% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
Rp43,420
|
$7.74
₽726.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
Rp59,702
|
$4.69
₽440.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rp9,575
|
$0.85
₽79.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
Rp4,640
|
$0.41
₽38.47
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Jakarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
Rp20,013
|
$0.54
₽50.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
Rp58,833
|
$4.40
₽413.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
Rp81,861
|
$3.48
₽326.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
Rp27,426
|
$1.27
₽119.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
Rp27,186
|
$1.79
₽167.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
Rp22,201
|
$0.62
₽57.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
Rp11,770
|
$0.56
₽52.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
Rp16,662
|
$0.66
₽62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
Rp9,780
|
$1.03
₽96.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
Rp11,015
|
$0.30
₽27.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rp16,109
|
$0.25
₽23.76
|
|
pay 24.1% more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
Rp54,478
|
$2.37
₽222.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
Rp162,823
|
$19.36
₽1,817.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
Rp434,195,951
|
$31,226.85
₽2,932,202.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
Rp47,544
|
$3.41
₽319.97
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
Jakarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
Rp512,216
|
$6.56
₽616.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
Rp7,766,867
|
$310.33
₽29,139.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
Rp4,410,305
|
$214.38
₽20,129.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
Rp1,057,713
|
$69.84
₽6,558.44
|
|
pay 5.6% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
Rp2,544,871
|
$220.41
₽20,696.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
Rp157,861,242
|
$4,693.93
₽440,759.85
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$1.55
₽145.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
Rp38,328
|
$1.73
₽162.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
Rp37,992
|
$2.23
₽209.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
Rp511,808
|
$31.55
₽2,962.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,274
|
$4.06
₽381.37
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
Rp720,915
|
$62.85
₽5,902.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
Rp494,940
|
$39.44
₽3,703.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
Rp1,266,970
|
$79.13
₽7,430.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
Rp1,413,604
|
$85.30
₽8,009.88
|
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