Indonesia vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Indonesia Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$586
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1510
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$274
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$212
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.1
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$4876
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
6.82
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
22
🌐 English speaking %
30.8%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
74
85
😀 Quality of life
43
45
🏙️ Population
275M
146M

The average cost of living in Indonesia ($586) is 24% less expensive than in Russia ($770). Indonesia ranked 166th vs 127th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Indonesia compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 100th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Indonesia vs Russia

We calculate prices for Indonesia and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 82 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Indonesia Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.22
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$188
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$418
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.7
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.9
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1285
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$871
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.2
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.36
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.99
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.13
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7083
$6824

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In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$701
10.6M
Bali
$1267
4.36M
Bekasi
$518
2.38M
Depok
$385
2.33M
Surabaya
$549
3.01M
Bandung
$545
2.88M
Tangerang
$558
2.24M
South Tangerang
$536
1.64M
Medan
$481
2.11M
Batam
$539
1.2M
Palembang
$395
1.54M
Bogor
$513
982K
Semarang
$493
1.62M
Makassar
$525
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$542
983K
Samarinda
$580
831K
Padang
$883
909K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Bandar Lampung
$374
1.17M
Denpasar
$497
670K
Pontianak
$427
681K
Serang
$492
613K
Malang
$365
866K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Jambi
$458
612K
Banjarmasin
$469
662K
Cilegon
$488
388K
Balikpapan
$606
598K
Tasikmalaya
$373
678K
Kupang
$509
467K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K