Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 61.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$1.89
IDR30,269.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$3.26
IDR52,363.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$0.55
IDR8,901.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$0.35
IDR5,691.39
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$1.15
IDR18,389.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
$4.13
IDR66,339.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$5.06
IDR81,297.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$1.54
IDR24,684.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$1.45
IDR23,317.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$1.16
IDR18,602.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.61
IDR9,826.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.83
IDR13,341.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$0.55
IDR8,837.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.56
IDR9,009.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.93
IDR14,938.65
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$3.05
IDR48,917.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
$10.64
IDR170,841.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
$23,932.07
IDR384,229,337.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
$3.94
IDR63,288.96
|
|
pay 57.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$27.71
IDR444,956.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$249.00
IDR3,997,683.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$155.92
IDR2,503,312.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$48.30
IDR775,414.51
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$111.78
IDR1,794,550.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$6,305.88
IDR101,240,852.60
|
|
pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$2.59
IDR41,519.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$1.73
IDR27,733.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$2.18
IDR35,075.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$25.20
IDR404,571.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$3.00
IDR48,204.30
|
|
pay 40.4% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$41.19
IDR661,260.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$26.77
IDR429,858.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$64.33
IDR1,032,808.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$66.42
IDR1,066,333.47
|
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