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Indonesia vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 34.9% more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 92.9% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 43.5% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 76.4% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Indonesia

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Indonesia are more expensive than in Algeria. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Indonesia. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Algeria, you would:

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pay 9.4% less for restaurants

	Algeria	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.78 DZD362.87	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.91 DZD509.31	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DZD78.75	$0.60 IDR10,058.79
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 DZD32.62	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	+28.1%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 92.9% more for groceries

	Algeria	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.17 DZD21.73	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	+618.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.74 DZD617.40	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.48 DZD454.31	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	+39.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD228.93	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 DZD276.81	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 DZD184.84	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD186.16	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	-55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 DZD92.47	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+15.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD45.79	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	+71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.78	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	+121.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD30.11	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+279.4%
Average			+92.9%

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Algeria	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.28 DZD166.80	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	+125.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.35 DZD1,609.43	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	-8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,704.89 DZD4,263,703.64	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.64 DZD474.78	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	+9.9%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 43.5% more for housing

	Algeria	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 DZD2,557.61	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.66 DZD20,554.24	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	+76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.56 DZD13,370.05	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	+59.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.08 DZD4,964.01	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	+26.9%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 76.4% more for childcare

	Algeria	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$70.57 DZD9,199.67	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	+46.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,913.97 DZD379,891.16	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	+106.7%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.99 DZD258.83	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	+33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 DZD106.44	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	+94.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 DZD370.40	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.23 DZD2,637.97	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	+19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 DZD541.90	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	-26.0%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Algeria	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.74 DZD4,529.52	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 DZD5,782.69	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.35 DZD9,171.81	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.00 DZD9,385.97	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	-8.3%
Average			-5.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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