Cost of living comparison

Bolivia

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 12.2% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 58.8% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 0.2% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 50.2% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 19.9% more in Indonesia

The cost of groceries, childcare, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Indonesia are more expensive than in Bolivia.

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Indonesia vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% less for restaurants

	Bolivia	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 BOB23.44	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	-17.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.54 BOB53.06	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	-30.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 BOB8.31	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	-22.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BOB6.12	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	-47.2%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 58.8% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 BOB11.38	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	+20.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.77 BOB20.69	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	+164.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 BOB31.04	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	+77.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.33 BOB15.50	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.28 BOB15.01	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	+5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 BOB9.46	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	+36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 BOB4.25	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	+65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 BOB4.34	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	+117.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 BOB7.38	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	-12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.65	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	+78.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 BOB3.60	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	+201.9%
Average			+58.8%

Bolivia vs. Indonesia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.2% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.28 BOB26.70	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	+31.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.33 BOB249.40	$10.36 IDR187K	-51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,953.84 BOB163K	$23,163.54 IDR418M	+66.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.32 BOB85.57	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	-47.1%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Bolivia	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.45 BOB250.79	$19.77 IDR357K	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.68 BOB3,270.08	$280.41 IDR5M	+0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$198.23 BOB2,317.77	$163.85 IDR3M	-17.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.53 BOB240.01	$49.89 IDR901K	+143.1%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 50.2% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.46 BOB1,408.41	$132.24 IDR2M	+9.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.38 BOB32,345.61	$5,685.47 IDR103M	+105.5%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.39 BOB16.21	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	+74.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.70 BOB19.90	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	-9.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 BOB20.16	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	+38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.62 BOB264.50	$22.79 IDR411K	+0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.70 BOB54.99	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	-35.6%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 19.9% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.62 BOB358.01	$42.46 IDR766K	+38.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.25 BOB341.97	$27.22 IDR491K	-6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.01 BOB608.10	$71.72 IDR1M	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.19 BOB657.00	$65.24 IDR1M	+16.1%
Average			+19.9%

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