Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 54.1% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.00
|
$1.89
IDR30,269.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.90
|
$3.26
IDR52,363.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$0.55
IDR8,901.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.35
IDR5,691.39
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.64
|
$1.15
IDR18,389.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.87
|
$4.13
IDR66,339.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.80
|
$5.06
IDR81,297.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.33
|
$1.54
IDR24,684.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.72
|
$1.45
IDR23,317.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.04
|
$1.16
IDR18,602.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.61
IDR9,826.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.83
IDR13,341.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.55
IDR8,837.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.51
|
$0.56
IDR9,009.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.93
IDR14,938.65
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.29
|
$3.05
IDR48,917.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.00
|
$10.64
IDR170,841.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$23,932.07
IDR384,229,337.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.48
|
$3.94
IDR63,288.96
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.72
|
$27.71
IDR444,956.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,357.99
|
$249.00
IDR3,997,683.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,011.39
|
$155.92
IDR2,503,312.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.52
|
$48.30
IDR775,414.51
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.33
|
$111.78
IDR1,794,550.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$6,305.88
IDR101,240,852.60
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.15
|
$2.59
IDR41,519.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.61
|
$1.73
IDR27,733.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.45
|
$2.18
IDR35,075.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.10
|
$25.20
IDR404,571.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.95
|
$3.00
IDR48,204.30
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG133.83
|
$41.19
IDR661,260.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG87.88
|
$26.77
IDR429,858.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.32
|
$64.33
IDR1,032,808.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG182.96
|
$66.42
IDR1,066,333.47
|
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