Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Jakarta, Indonesia

Jakarta vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Jakarta is 2.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% less in Jakarta
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Jakarta
Transportation: pay 17.3% less in Jakarta
Housing: pay 57.0% more in Jakarta
Childcare: pay 37.8% less in Jakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% less in Jakarta
Clothing: pay 21.0% less in Jakarta

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

Jakarta vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.3% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Jakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB776.36	$3.03 IDR50,272.48	-67.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB431.31	$3.41 IDR56,622.69	-33.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB90.60	$0.62 IDR10,320.77	-42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB41.01	$0.35 IDR5,864.44	-27.2%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Jakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB52.28	$1.22 IDR20,180.47	+96.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB372.33	$3.49 IDR57,837.91	-20.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB301.41	$5.40 IDR89,635.62	+51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB128.40	$1.95 IDR32,391.02	+28.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB167.78	$1.62 IDR26,931.83	-18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB57.23	$1.38 IDR22,928.48	+104.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB56.39	$0.74 IDR12,289.75	+11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB60.46	$1.06 IDR17,534.07	+47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB94.94	$0.75 IDR12,474.96	-33.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB21.06	$0.80 IDR13,245.52	+220.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.68	$1.25 IDR20,786.95	+498.7%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 17.3% less for transportation

	Moscow	Jakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB187.45	$3.24 IDR53,710.26	+45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	$12.75 IDR211,673.60	-55.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	$25,509.65 IDR423,347,196.11	-16.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB491.69	$3.31 IDR54,929.30	-43.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 57.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Jakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB539.04	$28.49 IDR472,749.08	+346.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	$449.61 IDR7,461,494.33	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	$261.47 IDR4,339,308.76	-55.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	$77.94 IDR1,293,390.85	-10.1%
Average			+57.0%

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pay 37.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Jakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	$170.06 IDR2,822,314.64	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	$9,157.99 IDR151,982,090.77	-12.1%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Jakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB258.79	$2.23 IDR37,042.88	-27.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB213.34	$2.32 IDR38,508.31	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB207.03	$2.74 IDR45,509.82	+11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	$29.26 IDR485,535.44	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB431.31	$3.19 IDR52,918.40	-37.5%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 21.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Jakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	$56.54 IDR938,283.89	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	$34.50 IDR572,480.87	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	$87.37 IDR1,449,928.87	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	$86.38 IDR1,433,607.55	-15.3%
Average			-21.0%

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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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