Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 52.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
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