Cost of living comparison
India is 33.6% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in India instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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