Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 67.3% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,855
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS357
|
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
SOS243
|
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS664
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,416
|
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,039
|
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,294
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,078
|
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS961
|
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS380
|
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS725
|
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS238
|
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS276
|
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,197
|
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,267
|
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,781,945
|
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,481
|
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,410
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS112,809
|
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,413
|
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,825
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,620
|
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS542,430
|
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,568
|
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS639
|
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,099
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,631
|
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,284
|
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,301
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,705
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,181
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,215
|
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
|
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