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Moscow vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 84.4% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 46.0% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 65.1% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Moscow are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	+414.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$5.10 RUB563.59	+57.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$1.07 RUB118.39	+70.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.49 RUB53.58	+17.4%
Average			+140.1%

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.62 RUB68.31	-50.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$4.41 RUB486.52	-2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$3.57 RUB393.86	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$1.52 RUB167.78	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$1.99 RUB219.24	+41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.68 RUB74.78	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.67 RUB73.69	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.72 RUB79.01	-11.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$1.12 RUB124.05	+106.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.25 RUB27.52	-55.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.21 RUB23.10	-77.4%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 46.0% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$2.22 RUB244.94	-28.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	+136.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	+26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$5.82 RUB642.49	+49.8%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$6.38 RUB704.36	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	+243.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	+255.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	+81.4%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	+315.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	+71.8%
Average			+193.7%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$3.06 RUB338.15	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.52 RUB278.77	+47.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$2.45 RUB270.52	+12.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$5.10 RUB563.59	+61.7%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 65.1% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	+93.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	+51.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	+59.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	+56.6%
Average			+65.1%

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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: January 2025

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