Cost of living comparison
Jakarta is 5.1% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Jakarta instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB915.41
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB454.15
|
$3.44
IDR55,286.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB101.94
|
$0.60
IDR9,702.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB55.33
|
$0.35
IDR5,594.74
|
|
pay 76.7% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB58.31
|
$1.20
IDR19,251.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB435.21
|
$3.73
IDR59,881.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB333.91
|
$5.15
IDR82,710.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB160.67
|
$1.91
IDR30,724.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB201.53
|
$1.51
IDR24,244.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB58.74
|
$1.35
IDR21,722.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB63.27
|
$0.71
IDR11,395.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB73.18
|
$0.94
IDR15,082.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB143.69
|
$0.60
IDR9,660.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB17.53
|
$0.68
IDR10,897.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB18.72
|
$1.06
IDR17,065.66
|
|
pay 24.1% less for transportation
Moscow
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB213.54
|
$3.17
IDR50,970.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,755.18
|
$10.96
IDR175,910.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,027,675.30
|
$25,043.97
IDR402,080,905.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB524.80
|
$3.04
IDR48,752.31
|
|
pay 58.3% more for housing
Moscow
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB555.98
|
$27.70
IDR444,784.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB81,349.66
|
$427.91
IDR6,870,037.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB49,085.72
|
$250.92
IDR4,028,541.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,352.59
|
$70.34
IDR1,129,262.93
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB44,672.44
|
$157.15
IDR2,523,057.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,065,849.15
|
$8,849.09
IDR142,072,100.81
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB302.77
|
$2.19
IDR35,182.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB243.00
|
$2.26
IDR36,268.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.12
|
$2.63
IDR42,218.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,037.83
|
$28.00
IDR449,533.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB504.61
|
$3.29
IDR52,773.12
|
|
pay 33.0% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Jakarta
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,103.75
|
$53.99
IDR866,865.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,291.98
|
$33.58
IDR539,150.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB10,881.97
|
$80.78
IDR1,297,002.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,529.76
|
$82.70
IDR1,327,704.66
|
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