Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 9.8% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
|
pay 19.0% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
|
pay 30.0% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
|
pay 20.4% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
|
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