Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 52.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.28
|
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.48
|
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.21
|
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.28
|
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.53
|
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.24
|
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.75
|
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.12
|
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.80
|
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,241.14
|
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.34
|
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
|
pay 63.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.27
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€762.25
|
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€635.51
|
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.62
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€419.17
|
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,942.27
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
|
pay 47.7% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.11
|
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.57
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.80
|
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.67
|
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€79.26
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.66
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.96
|
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
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