Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Iran

Iran vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Iran is 20.2% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% more in Iran
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Iran
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Iran
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Iran
Childcare: pay 61.1% less in Iran
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Iran
Clothing: pay 2.5% less in Iran

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Iran. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Iran.

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Iran vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.1% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Iran
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	$3.73 IRR5M	+125.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	$3.95 IRR5M	+25.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	$0.53 IRR728K	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	$1.01 IRR1M	+265.4%
Average			+77.1%

Indonesia vs. Iran - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Iran
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	$0.45 IRR617K	-61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	$1.73 IRR2M	-63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	$2.48 IRR3M	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	$1.16 IRR2M	-25.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	$1.29 IRR2M	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	$0.42 IRR580K	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	$0.68 IRR934K	+12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	$0.39 IRR530K	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	$0.26 IRR357K	-52.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	$0.23 IRR314K	-58.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	$0.21 IRR291K	-77.2%
Average			-50.1%

Indonesia vs. Iran - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Iran
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	$1.09 IRR1M	-63.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.36 IDR187K	$9.74 IRR13M	-6.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.54 IDR418M	$59,259.42 IRR81B	+155.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	$2.98 IRR4M	-23.1%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Indonesia	Iran
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.77 IDR357K	$10.43 IRR14M	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$280.41 IDR5M	$307.16 IRR422M	+9.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.85 IDR3M	$226.04 IRR311M	+38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 IDR901K	$10.64 IRR15M	-78.7%
Average			-9.4%

Indonesia vs. Iran - Cost of housing

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pay 61.1% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Iran
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$132.24 IDR2M	$78.80 IRR108M	-40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,685.47 IDR103M	$1,441.79 IRR2B	-74.6%
Average			-61.1%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Iran
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	$0.82 IRR1M	-66.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	$1.17 IRR2M	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	$2.02 IRR3M	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.79 IDR411K	$17.00 IRR23M	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	$1.52 IRR2M	-49.9%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Iran
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.46 IDR766K	$25.86 IRR36M	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.22 IDR491K	$28.80 IRR40M	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.72 IDR1M	$102.33 IRR141M	+42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.24 IDR1M	$64.05 IRR88M	-1.8%
Average			-2.5%

Indonesia vs. Iran - Cost of clothing

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