Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Japan

Chiba vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Chiba is 2.6 times more expensive than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Chiba
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Chiba
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Chiba
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Chiba
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Chiba
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Chiba
Clothing: pay 2.9% less in Chiba

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Chiba are more expensive than in Yogyakarta. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Chiba.

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Chiba vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Chiba
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR21,419.59	$6.68 ¥1,086	+459.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR53,548.98	$5.01 ¥814	+67.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 IDR8,674.93	$1.07 ¥174	+121.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR5,033.60	$0.75 ¥122	+168.0%
Average			+204.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Chiba
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 IDR22,704.77	$1.75 ¥285	+38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 IDR55,333.94	$4.86 ¥789	+57.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 IDR77,838.71	$5.51 ¥896	+27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 IDR24,797.03	$1.49 ¥242	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR25,868.25	$2.76 ¥448	+91.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR19,778.54	$2.63 ¥427	+138.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,011.21	$1.36 ¥222	+122.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,363.49	$1.76 ¥286	+204.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 IDR7,772.62	$2.00 ¥324	+361.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 IDR8,969.72	$1.44 ¥235	+189.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR15,156.61	$1.59 ¥258	+88.4%
Average			+120.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Chiba
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR54,716.83	$4.25 ¥691	+39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.31 IDR167K	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,685.66 IDR353M	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 IDR78,181.50	$24.99 ¥4,060	+473.6%
Average			+175.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Yogyakarta	Chiba
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR342K	$16.71 ¥2,714	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.88 IDR4M	$980.09 ¥159K	+356.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.15 IDR3M	$478.91 ¥77,796	+191.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.86 IDR966K	$61.65 ¥10,015	+14.5%
Average			+137.5%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Chiba
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.59 IDR1M	$271.75 ¥44,145	+241.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,362.52 IDR60M	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+446.5%
Average			+344.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Chiba
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR42,839.18	$2.00 ¥326	-16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 IDR25,244.52	$3.01 ¥488	+113.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 IDR42,839.18	$4.01 ¥651	+67.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.92 IDR268K	$55.69 ¥9,046	+273.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR48,194.08	$11.03 ¥1,791	+310.5%
Average			+149.9%

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Chiba
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.80 IDR696K	$40.09 ¥6,513	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 IDR624K	$28.40 ¥4,614	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.61 IDR1M	$57.87 ¥9,401	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.62 IDR1M	$93.55 ¥15,197	+27.1%
Average			-2.9%

Yogyakarta vs. Chiba - Cost of clothing

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