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Indonesia vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 58.5% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.2% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 40.4% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 67.2% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 63.6% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 27.7% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.8% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 58.5% less in Indonesia

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.2% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.40 ISK2,491	$1.78 IDR29,978.06	-90.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.94 ISK2,176	$3.24 IDR54,380.91	-80.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 ISK361	$0.63 IDR10,577.41	-77.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 ISK260	$0.41 IDR6,940.51	-79.6%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 40.4% less for groceries

	Iceland	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 ISK379	$1.24 IDR20,872.48	-57.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.27 ISK933	$4.54 IDR76,254.27	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 ISK771	$5.19 IDR87,239.84	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.42 ISK696	$1.62 IDR27,245.63	-70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.51 ISK1,093	$1.41 IDR23,648.37	-83.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK157	$1.17 IDR19,700.55	-4.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 ISK132	$0.62 IDR10,412.22	-39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.81 IDR13,641.71	-30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.87 ISK241	$0.54 IDR9,128.37	-71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 ISK159	$0.56 IDR9,442.05	-54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 ISK101	$0.92 IDR15,520.98	+17.7%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 67.2% less for transportation

	Iceland	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.36 ISK1,074	$3.10 IDR52,079.51	-62.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.28 ISK9,154	$12.11 IDR203,410.75	-83.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,660.66 ISK5,221,945	$24,176.29 IDR406,145,546.14	-40.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 ISK2,830	$3.88 IDR65,252.99	-82.4%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 63.6% less for housing

	Iceland	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.17 ISK9,269	$26.66 IDR447,947.83	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.04 ISK236,055	$279.33 IDR4,692,523.10	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,497.77 ISK192,355	$164.17 IDR2,757,998.58	-89.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 ISK7,451	$47.78 IDR802,745.59	-17.6%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 27.7% less for childcare

	Iceland	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$258.16 ISK33,155	$112.28 IDR1,886,169.74	-56.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK769,793	$6,061.21 IDR101,824,306.88	+1.1%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 69.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.19 ISK1,180	$2.74 IDR46,087.08	-70.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.65 ISK597	$1.71 IDR28,776.40	-63.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 ISK1,510	$2.18 IDR36,551.33	-81.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.46 ISK7,893	$26.72 IDR448,912.94	-56.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.35 ISK1,843	$3.16 IDR53,032.47	-78.0%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 58.5% less for clothing

	Iceland	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.23 ISK14,285	$41.98 IDR705,267.08	-62.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.69 ISK7,666	$27.98 IDR470,114.22	-53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$148.00 ISK19,007	$68.38 IDR1,148,812.30	-53.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.49 ISK23,694	$65.14 IDR1,094,232.54	-64.7%
Average			-58.5%

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