Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 9.1% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,748
|
$1.89
IDR30,269.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,261
|
$3.26
IDR52,363.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,956
|
$0.55
IDR8,901.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,778
|
$0.35
IDR5,691.39
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,491
|
$1.15
IDR18,389.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,160
|
$4.13
IDR66,339.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,049
|
$5.06
IDR81,297.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,952
|
$1.54
IDR24,684.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,622
|
$1.45
IDR23,317.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,196
|
$1.16
IDR18,602.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,198
|
$0.61
IDR9,826.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,144
|
$0.83
IDR13,341.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,618
|
$0.55
IDR8,837.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,569
|
$0.56
IDR9,009.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,526
|
$0.93
IDR14,938.65
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,567
|
$3.05
IDR48,917.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,795
|
$10.64
IDR170,841.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,316,784
|
$23,932.07
IDR384,229,337.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,060
|
$3.94
IDR63,288.96
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,977
|
$27.71
IDR444,956.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,745,581
|
$249.00
IDR3,997,683.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,359,540
|
$155.92
IDR2,503,312.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,795
|
$48.30
IDR775,414.51
|
|
pay 47.3% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,726
|
$111.78
IDR1,794,550.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,782,280
|
$6,305.88
IDR101,240,852.60
|
|
pay 55.8% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,694
|
$2.59
IDR41,519.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,807
|
$1.73
IDR27,733.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,183
|
$2.18
IDR35,075.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,254
|
$25.20
IDR404,571.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,603
|
$3.00
IDR48,204.30
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,284
|
$41.19
IDR661,260.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,124
|
$26.77
IDR429,858.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,076,090
|
$64.33
IDR1,032,808.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,939
|
$66.42
IDR1,066,333.47
|
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