Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of American Samoa, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
American Samoa
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Indonesia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
American Samoa
|
Indonesia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
American Samoa
|
Indonesia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
American Samoa
|
Indonesia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
American Samoa
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
American Samoa
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
American Samoa
|
Indonesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
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