Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 12.7% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of China, you would:
pay 7.0% less for restaurants
China
|
Indonesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
China
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
China
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
|
pay 17.4% more for housing
China
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
China
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
China
|
Indonesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
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