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Indonesia vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 18.6% cheaper than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 64.8% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 21.2% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 22.9% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Burundi	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,032	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	-35.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,408	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,042	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	-64.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,282	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	-71.0%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Burundi	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,045	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	-12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,275	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,185	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	+56.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,076	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,270	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	-69.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,893	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	-55.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	+190.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,324	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,793	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	-0.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF653	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	+160.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF783	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+231.9%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 64.8% less for transportation

	Burundi	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,194	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,980	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	-62.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103,292	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	-88.5%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 21.2% less for housing

	Burundi	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF204,095	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1,434,435	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	-42.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF329,631	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	+47.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$48.30 IDR804,165.01
Average			-21.2%

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pay 22.9% less for childcare

	Burundi	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF314,185	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	-2.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31,418,460	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	-43.1%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,038	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	+11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,175	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	-53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,193	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	-5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,431	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	-10.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,027	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	+81.6%
Average			+4.8%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$42.70 IDR710,856.45
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.41 IDR473,014.50
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76

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