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Jakarta vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 5.1% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 53.1% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 40.3% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 5.9% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH361.93	$2.98 IDR50,304.99	-64.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH258.52	$3.46 IDR58,353.79	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.98	$0.58 IDR9,693.38	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.90	$0.25 IDR4,271.06	-45.3%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 53.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.62	$1.12 IDR18,936.24	+43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH210.42	$3.50 IDR58,970.26	-28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH204.05	$5.01 IDR84,449.41	+5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH86.54	$1.76 IDR29,740.68	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH90.90	$1.47 IDR24,844.22	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.75	$1.31 IDR22,153.29	+137.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.07	$0.70 IDR11,817.82	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH36.62	$1.07 IDR17,994.38	+25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH43.43	$0.78 IDR13,069.27	-23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.02	$0.79 IDR13,390.01	+113.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.88	$1.16 IDR19,497.43	+356.7%
Average			+53.1%

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pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Kiev	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH227.98	$2.94 IDR49,596.96	-44.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH439.49	$12.24 IDR206K	+19.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$29,844.85 IDR503M	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH258.52	$3.40 IDR57,347.69	-43.5%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 40.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH302.41	$24.77 IDR417K	+251.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,081.15	$388.73 IDR7M	-38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,229.77	$221.77 IDR4M	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,478.12	$71.98 IDR1M	-11.1%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 5.9% less for childcare

	Kiev	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,028.38	$178.57 IDR3M	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH337K	$11,017.72 IDR186M	+40.4%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH46.53	$2.69 IDR45,274.49	+147.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH70.29	$2.10 IDR35,370.70	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH124.09	$2.98 IDR50,304.99	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,656.51	$27.43 IDR462K	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH206.82	$3.58 IDR60,365.99	-25.6%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Kiev	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,947.15	$53.59 IDR903K	-21.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,537.60	$32.70 IDR551K	-8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,167.38	$78.63 IDR1M	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,705.10	$87.07 IDR1M	-20.5%
Average			-17.5%

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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: February 2026

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