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Yogyakarta vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Yogyakarta vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yogyakarta instead of Reykjavik, you would:

pay 93.3% less for restaurants

 
Reykjavik
Yogyakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $31.06
ISK3,813
$1.12
IDR20,237.63
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$26.97
ISK3,312
$3.35
IDR60,712.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.31
ISK407
$0.39
IDR7,019.93

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pay 67.0% less for groceries

 
Reykjavik
Yogyakarta
Bread
1 loaf
$4.19
ISK515
$1.06
IDR19,225.75
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.93
ISK1,342
$2.79
IDR50,594.09
Milk (1 gallon) $7.78
ISK955
$4.51
IDR81,714.98

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pay 76.9% less for transportation

 
Reykjavik
Yogyakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.76
ISK953
$3.02
IDR54,777.13
Monthly public transit pass $94.80
ISK11,641
$8.72
IDR158K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $50,588.43
ISK6M
$15,646.07
IDR283M

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pay 88.1% less for housing

 
Reykjavik
Yogyakarta
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.01
ISK10,561
$20.49
IDR371K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,522.88
ISK310K
$214.13
IDR4M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,032.25
ISK250K
$158.32
IDR3M

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pay 89.5% less for childcare

 
Reykjavik
Yogyakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,185.23
ISK146K
$83.82
IDR2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $25,853.51
ISK3M
$4,051.21
IDR73M

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pay 82.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Reykjavik
Yogyakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $13.89
ISK1,706
$2.51
IDR45,534.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $6.74
ISK828
$1.25
IDR22,640.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.89
ISK1,706
$2.85
IDR51,605.97

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pay 58.3% less for clothing

 
Reykjavik
Yogyakarta
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$149.01
ISK18,297
$53.78
IDR974K
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$65.79
ISK8,078
$32.58
IDR590K
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$181.84
ISK22,328
$83.82
IDR2M

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