Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 14.2% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.1% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 25.6% less in Russia
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Russia
Housing: pay 1.1% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 26.5% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Russia

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, and transportation in Russia are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Russia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Russia.

Russia vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.1% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,136.97	$6.51 RUB554.59	+264.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,855.16	$4.14 RUB352.97	+28.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,280.64	$0.80 RUB67.97	+26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,745.78	$0.38 RUB32.75	-7.0%
Average			+78.1%

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pay 25.6% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,286.87	$0.47 RUB39.92	-62.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR74,114.83	$3.72 RUB316.52	-18.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,792.18	$3.07 RUB261.74	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,481.21	$1.21 RUB103.17	-25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,984.87	$1.66 RUB141.09	+17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,147.82	$0.54 RUB46.15	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,120.09	$0.55 RUB46.97	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,258.97	$0.71 RUB60.80	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,872.26	$0.89 RUB75.50	+63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,177.14	$0.22 RUB18.43	-61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,085.52	$0.21 RUB17.75	-77.4%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,618.33	$2.12 RUB180.49	-31.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR197,703.72	$17.67 RUB1,505.05	+45.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR394,750,451.45	$26,642.44 RUB2,269,745.03	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR63,422.21	$4.15 RUB353.56	+6.8%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 1.1% less for housing

	Indonesia	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR435,379.90	$5.97 RUB508.97	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,560,866.49	$304.49 RUB25,940.66	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,680,618.31	$210.86 RUB17,963.39	+28.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR780,223.22	$64.94 RUB5,532.30	+35.9%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 26.5% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,833,250.09	$190.09 RUB16,194.52	+69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,967,455.12	$5,074.52 RUB432,312.81	-16.3%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,794.03	$1.42 RUB121.20	-48.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,969.03	$1.67 RUB142.33	-2.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,525.82	$2.10 RUB178.71	-3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR436,317.93	$28.15 RUB2,398.55	+5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,544.55	$3.97 RUB338.50	+25.9%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR685,479.63	$51.85 RUB4,417.12	+23.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR456,924.38	$33.92 RUB2,889.87	+21.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,116,580.44	$76.53 RUB6,519.54	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,063,532.01	$75.61 RUB6,441.56	+16.1%
Average			+18.2%

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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: March 2025

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