Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 58.4% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Syria, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$1.89
IDR30,098.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$3.26
IDR52,068.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.55
IDR8,851.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.35
IDR5,659.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.15
IDR18,285.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$4.13
IDR65,965.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$5.06
IDR80,838.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.54
IDR24,544.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$1.45
IDR23,186.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$1.16
IDR18,497.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.61
IDR9,771.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.83
IDR13,266.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.56
IDR8,958.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.93
IDR14,854.44
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$3.05
IDR48,641.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$10.64
IDR169,878.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$23,932.07
IDR382,063,485.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$3.94
IDR62,932.21
|
|
pay 19.3% more for housing
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$27.71
IDR442,448.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$249.00
IDR3,975,149.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$155.92
IDR2,489,201.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$48.30
IDR771,043.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$111.78
IDR1,784,435.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$6,305.88
IDR100,670,170.74
|
|
pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$2.59
IDR41,285.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$1.73
IDR27,577.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$2.18
IDR34,878.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$25.20
IDR402,290.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$3.00
IDR47,932.57
|
|
pay 47.2% more for clothing
Syria
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$41.19
IDR657,533.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$26.77
IDR427,435.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$64.33
IDR1,026,986.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$66.42
IDR1,060,322.68
|
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