Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 71.9% more expensive than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 14.5% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Santiago
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 76.7% more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.1% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 8.9% more in Santiago

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

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Santiago vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR21,419.59	$5.25 DOP307.17	+339.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR53,548.98	$5.65 DOP330.80	+89.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 IDR8,674.93	$0.98 DOP57.10	+101.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR5,033.60	$0.63 DOP36.86	+124.5%
Average			+163.8%

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pay 14.5% more for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 IDR22,704.77	$1.50 DOP87.83	+18.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 IDR55,333.94	$3.11 DOP182.19	+0.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 IDR77,838.71	$4.07 DOP238.51	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 IDR24,797.03	$1.24 DOP72.59	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR25,868.25	$2.15 DOP125.77	+49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR19,778.54	$1.02 DOP59.54	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR11,011.21	$0.39 DOP22.57	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,363.49	$0.75 DOP43.79	+29.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 IDR7,772.62	$0.81 DOP47.26	+86.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 IDR8,969.72	$0.58 DOP34.13	+16.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR15,156.61	$1.01 DOP59.03	+19.4%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR54,716.83	$4.65 DOP272.41	+52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.31 IDR167K	$29.48 DOP1,725.90	+216.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,685.66 IDR353M	$15,338.47 DOP898K	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 IDR78,181.50	$19.86 DOP1,162.52	+355.8%
Average			+150.7%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Yogyakarta	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR342K	$34.99 DOP2,048.21	+83.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.88 IDR4M	$371.35 DOP21,738.09	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.15 IDR3M	$242.19 DOP14,177.02	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.86 IDR966K	$40.80 DOP2,388.48	-24.2%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 76.7% more for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.59 IDR1M	$213.93 DOP12,523.03	+168.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,362.52 IDR60M	$2,841.65 DOP166K	-15.5%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR42,839.18	$2.42 DOP141.77	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 IDR25,244.52	$1.82 DOP106.33	+29.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 IDR42,839.18	$3.23 DOP189.03	+35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.92 IDR268K	$23.37 DOP1,368.08	+56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR48,194.08	$5.33 DOP311.89	+98.4%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 8.9% more for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.80 IDR696K	$49.65 DOP2,906.29	+28.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 IDR624K	$43.06 DOP2,520.36	+23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.61 IDR1M	$72.66 DOP4,253.11	-3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.62 IDR1M	$64.58 DOP3,780.54	-12.3%
Average			+8.9%

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