Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 16.5% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
|
pay 39.4% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
|
pay 45.3% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
|
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