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Jakarta vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 52.1% more expensive than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Jakarta
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.7% more in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 13.6% more in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR20,255.84	$2.98 IDR50,639.61	+150.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR50,639.61	$3.46 IDR58,741.94	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 IDR8,203.62	$0.58 IDR9,757.86	+18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,760.12	$0.25 IDR4,299.47	-9.7%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 IDR21,471.19	$1.12 IDR19,062.20	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 IDR52,327.59	$3.50 IDR59,362.52	+13.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 IDR73,609.65	$5.01 IDR85,011.15	+15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 IDR23,449.78	$1.76 IDR29,938.50	+27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR24,462.80	$1.47 IDR25,009.48	+2.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR18,703.95	$1.31 IDR22,300.65	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR10,412.96	$0.70 IDR11,896.43	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,800.43	$1.07 IDR18,114.07	+84.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 IDR7,350.33	$0.78 IDR13,156.21	+79.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 IDR8,482.39	$0.79 IDR13,479.08	+58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR14,333.13	$1.16 IDR19,627.12	+36.9%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR51,744.01	$2.94 IDR49,926.87	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.31 IDR158K	$12.24 IDR208K	+31.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,685.66 IDR334M	$29,844.85 IDR506M	+51.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 IDR73,933.83	$3.40 IDR57,729.15	-21.9%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Yogyakarta	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR323K	$24.77 IDR420K	+30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.88 IDR4M	$388.73 IDR7M	+80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.15 IDR3M	$221.77 IDR4M	+35.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.86 IDR914K	$71.98 IDR1M	+33.6%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.59 IDR1M	$178.57 IDR3M	+124.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,362.52 IDR57M	$11,017.72 IDR187M	+227.7%
Average			+176.1%

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pay 40.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR40,511.69	$2.69 IDR45,575.65	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 IDR23,872.96	$2.10 IDR35,605.97	+49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 IDR40,511.69	$2.98 IDR50,639.61	+25.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.92 IDR253K	$27.43 IDR465K	+83.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR45,575.65	$3.58 IDR60,767.53	+33.3%
Average			+40.7%

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pay 13.6% more for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.80 IDR658K	$53.59 IDR909K	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 IDR590K	$32.70 IDR555K	-6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.61 IDR1M	$78.63 IDR1M	+4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.62 IDR1M	$87.07 IDR1M	+18.3%
Average			+13.6%

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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: April 2026

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