Cost of living comparison
India is 33.6% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in India instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 15.1% less for transportation
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 52.4% less for housing
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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