Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 55.0% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.43
|
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.75
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.75
|
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.14
|
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.48
|
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.65
|
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.44
|
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.20
|
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.72
|
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$2.01
|
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.21
|
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.58
|
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.27
|
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.57
|
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$125.38
|
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,791.85
|
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.38
|
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
|
pay 66.1% less for housing
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,712.87
|
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,360.57
|
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,102.05
|
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,535.97
|
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.75
|
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$5.05
|
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$71.49
|
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.75
|
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$155.66
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$163.08
|
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
|
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