Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 5.7% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.80
|
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB45.10
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.73
|
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.19
|
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.84
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB17.00
|
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.95
|
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.66
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.24
|
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.78
|
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.25
|
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.56
|
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.18
|
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.84
|
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.59
|
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB14.03
|
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB215.47
|
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB107,035.61
|
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.48
|
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB366.25
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,123.29
|
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,476.10
|
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.63
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,181.07
|
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,190.28
|
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.78
|
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.37
|
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.93
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.88
|
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.17
|
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB284.32
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB335.92
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB454.20
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB396.89
|
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
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