Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Yogyakarta vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Yogyakarta is 17.3% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% less in Yogyakarta
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Yogyakarta
Transportation: pay 17.4% less in Yogyakarta
Housing: pay 13.2% less in Yogyakarta
Childcare: pay 33.1% less in Yogyakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.0% less in Yogyakarta
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Yogyakarta

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Yogyakarta.

Yogyakarta vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% less for restaurants

	Indonesia	Yogyakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR30,094.20	$1.28 IDR21,510.27	-28.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR54,591.58	$3.03 IDR51,086.89	-6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,618.39	$0.50 IDR8,450.46	-20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,967.40	$0.24 IDR4,033.18	-42.1%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Yogyakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,953.34	$1.12 IDR18,917.33	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR76,549.69	$3.39 IDR57,136.66	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR87,577.81	$4.57 IDR77,099.53	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR27,351.19	$1.25 IDR21,114.48	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,739.98	$1.20 IDR20,164.27	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,776.87	$0.85 IDR14,391.44	-27.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,452.56	$0.51 IDR8,659.25	-17.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,694.56	$0.64 IDR10,854.56	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,163.74	$0.46 IDR7,683.56	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,478.63	$0.46 IDR7,788.08	-17.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,581.11	$0.83 IDR13,929.69	-10.6%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Yogyakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR52,281.27	$3.36 IDR56,600.50	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR204,198.78	$6.98 IDR117,661.18	-42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR407,718,992.57	$21,032.71 IDR354,704,359.24	-13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR65,505.79	$3.01 IDR50,818.01	-22.4%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 13.2% less for housing

	Indonesia	Yogyakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR449,683.22	$24.23 IDR408,695.14	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,710,702.38	$191.32 IDR3,226,540.56	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,768,683.33	$191.32 IDR3,226,540.56	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR805,855.50	$34.14 IDR575,716.06	-28.6%
Average			-13.2%

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Yogyakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,893,476.94	$69.09 IDR1,165,139.65	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR102,218,783.92	$4,381.92 IDR73,898,534.03	-27.7%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Yogyakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR46,265.62	$2.55 IDR43,020.54	-7.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR28,887.88	$1.32 IDR22,316.91	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR36,692.94	$2.26 IDR38,180.73	+4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR450,652.07	$15.94 IDR268,878.38	-40.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR53,237.92	$3.03 IDR51,086.89	-4.0%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Yogyakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR707,999.35	$34.28 IDR578,088.52	-18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR471,935.49	$29.23 IDR492,943.70	+4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,153,262.91	$73.98 IDR1,247,595.68	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,098,471.70	$64.84 IDR1,093,438.75	-0.5%
Average			-1.5%

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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 2025

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