Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Russia

Saint Petersburg vs. Jakarta Cost of Living Summary

Saint Petersburg is 63.4% more expensive than Jakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Saint Petersburg
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in Saint Petersburg
Transportation: pay 71.4% more in Saint Petersburg
Housing: pay 83.0% more in Saint Petersburg
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Petersburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% more in Saint Petersburg
Clothing: pay 56.2% more in Saint Petersburg

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

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Saint Petersburg vs. Jakarta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Petersburg instead of Jakarta, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.65 IDR47,917.07	$11.46 RUB947.27	+331.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$6.43 RUB531.63	+91.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.49 RUB123.24	+230.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,636.51	$0.69 RUB56.64	+166.9%
Average			+201.7%

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.11 IDR20,059.21	$0.93 RUB76.85	-16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$6.02 RUB497.41	+27.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.26 IDR94,988.92	$4.17 RUB344.70	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 IDR32,909.88	$1.64 RUB135.56	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.39 IDR25,131.46	$2.85 RUB235.33	+104.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 IDR22,961.98	$0.77 RUB63.36	-39.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,085.81	$0.73 RUB60.03	+18.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR21,099.32	$0.75 RUB62.16	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,189.80	$1.38 RUB114.37	+123.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR11,256.36	$0.36 RUB29.64	-42.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.28 RUB23.17	-70.9%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 71.4% more for transportation

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$3.25 RUB268.89	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 IDR212K	$52.51 RUB4,339.09	+347.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,939.41 IDR504M	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 IDR57,752.68	$7.60 RUB628.29	+137.7%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 83.0% more for housing

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.02 IDR343K	$8.55 RUB706.83	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.05 IDR7M	$730.46 RUB60,359.10	+100.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.92 IDR4M	$437.21 RUB36,126.86	+122.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.54 IDR1M	$112.08 RUB9,261.39	+37.5%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.00 IDR3M	$549.43 RUB45,400.15	+259.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$17,234.08 RUB1M	+110.0%
Average			+174.6%

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pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.63 RUB217.49	+4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,041.60	$3.03 RUB250.18	+51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.92 RUB241.65	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.13 IDR472K	$39.61 RUB3,273.15	+51.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$7.02 RUB579.96	+109.3%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 56.2% more for clothing

	Jakarta	Saint Petersburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.46 IDR1M	$92.36 RUB7,631.78	+58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$50.79 RUB4,197.10	+76.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.00 IDR1M	$134.52 RUB11,115.96	+86.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.17 IDR2M	$121.11 RUB10,007.20	+14.1%
Average			+56.2%

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