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Indonesia vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 17.6% more expensive than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 23.0% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 9.1% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 54.3% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.0% more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 IDR8,049.01	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,670.41	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	+14.3%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 IDR21,066.55	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	-5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 IDR51,341.44	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	+45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 IDR72,222.42	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	+11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 IDR23,007.85	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR10,216.72	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	+4.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+42.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 IDR7,211.80	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	+38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 IDR8,322.53	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	+14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+3.7%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 9.1% more for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR50,768.85	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	-5.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.31 IDR155,018.01	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	+21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,685.66 IDR327,723,979.63	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	+28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 IDR72,540.48	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	-8.1%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Yogyakarta	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.88 IDR3,577,338.77	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	+29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.15 IDR2,732,689.34	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	-0.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.86 IDR896,672.82	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	-10.3%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 54.3% more for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.59 IDR1,324,940.29	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	+29.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,362.52 IDR55,978,727.07	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	+79.1%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 19.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 IDR23,423.05	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	+12.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	-3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.92 IDR248,426.30	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	+62.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	+14.6%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.80 IDR645,908.39	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 IDR579,330.14	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.61 IDR1,258,693.27	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	-8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.62 IDR1,225,569.76	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	-10.4%
Average			-6.7%

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