Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of North Korea, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
North Korea
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Indonesia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.89
IDR30,098.47
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.26
IDR52,068.14
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.55
IDR8,851.43
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.35
IDR5,659.31
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
North Korea
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Indonesia
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.15
IDR18,285.67
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.13
IDR65,965.64
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.06
IDR80,838.78
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.54
IDR24,544.86
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.45
IDR23,186.44
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
IDR18,497.17
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.61
IDR9,771.39
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
IDR13,266.06
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
IDR8,787.62
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.56
IDR8,958.73
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.93
IDR14,854.44
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
North Korea
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Indonesia
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.05
IDR48,641.96
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.64
IDR169,878.52
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,932.07
IDR382,063,485.42
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.94
IDR62,932.21
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pay (unknown) more for housing
North Korea
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Indonesia
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$27.71
IDR442,448.25
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$249.00
IDR3,975,149.15
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$155.92
IDR2,489,201.80
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$48.30
IDR771,043.60
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
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Indonesia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.78
IDR1,784,435.21
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,305.88
IDR100,670,170.74
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.59
IDR41,285.71
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.73
IDR27,577.60
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.18
IDR34,878.09
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$25.20
IDR402,290.75
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.00
IDR47,932.57
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
North Korea
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Indonesia
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.19
IDR657,533.29
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.77
IDR427,435.78
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$64.33
IDR1,026,986.86
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.42
IDR1,060,322.68
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