Places · Indonesia
Living in Yogyakarta
Indonesia · tropical
Yogyakarta is a mid-sized city of roughly 420,000 people near the mountains in Indonesia. The climate is tropical. It has a lively, popular feel and is considered very safe. A typical month of living costs around $900. Healthcare is reasonable, and the internet is fast enough for full-time remote work. People come here for art and culture, food and eating out, live music.
La sanità privata (4/5) è nettamente migliore di quella pubblica (1/5): metti in conto un’assicurazione. È uno dei posti dove vivere fuori rete è davvero praticabile, sia per legge sia per spazio.
At a glance
Who tends to love Yogyakarta
- Making a budget stretch further
- Feeling safe day to day
- Working remotely with reliable internet
- A genuinely good food scene
- Raising a family
- Anyone into art and culture
All parameters
📈 Popularity & prices: Growing
Accommodation prices have moved about +33% in the last 5 years.
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Good to know
- • Can get busy with visitors in peak season.
- • Natural risks worth checking: earthquake, volcano.
⚠️ The honest downsides
- •Malaria is present, mostly in rural areas and the wet season.
- •Rabies risk from stray dogs, think twice before petting animals.
- •Tap water isn't reliably drinkable, budget for filtered or bottled.
- •Air quality: PM2.5 averages ~30 µg/m³ (WHO guideline is 5).
- •Natural hazards to check locally: earthquakes, volcanic activity.
Health, air (WHO PM2.5), water & crime figures are rough country-level estimates, verify for your case.
On the map
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