Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Indonesia
  3. United States
  4. New Jersey
  5. Comparison
IDR
COMPARED TO
USD

New Jersey is 4.1 times more expensive than Indonesia.

If you lived in New Jersey instead of Indonesia, you would:
local_dining

pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

  Indonesia help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.85
Rp24,644
$15.98 +763.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.40
Rp45,244
$8.48 +149.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.59
Rp7,843
$2.04 +246.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.31
Rp4,172
$1.56 +398.1%
Average +389.4%
Indonesia vs. New Jersey - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 2.3 times more for groceries

  Indonesia help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.08
Rp14,363
$3.13 +189.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.02
Rp53,525
$5.42 +35.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.79
Rp63,747
$3.63 -24.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.39
Rp18,567
$2.60 +86.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.47
Rp19,526
$4.75 +223.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.03
Rp13,774
$2.26 +118.7%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.58
Rp7,674
$0.91 +58.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.81
Rp10,843
$2.51 +207.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.49
Rp6,579
$2.12 +329.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.58
Rp7,713
$1.39 +139.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.91
Rp12,160
$1.54 +68.7%
Average +130.5%
Indonesia vs. New Jersey - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 4.0 times more for transportation

  Indonesia help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.26
Rp30,111
$2.56 +13.2%
Monthly public transit pass $13.63
Rp181,620
$110.09 +707.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,958.94
Rp385,762,068
$20,345.53 -29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $3.67
Rp48,897
$22.51 +513.2%
Average +301.0%
Indonesia vs. New Jersey - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 5.1 times more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $34.11
Rp454,426
$67.21 +97.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $231.91
Rp3,089,271
$1,659.69 +615.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $155.70
Rp2,074,121
$1,352.76 +768.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $45.99
Rp612,590
$117.61 +155.7%
Average +409.3%
Indonesia vs. New Jersey - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 7.8 times more for childcare

  Indonesia help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $91.48
Rp1,218,548
$1,212.64 +1225.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,495.28
Rp86,523,587
$15,393.75 +137.0%
Average +681.3%
Indonesia vs. New Jersey - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

  Indonesia help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.57
Rp34,261
$5.29 +105.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97
Rp26,190
$4.17 +112.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.69
Rp22,504
$9.36 +454.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $23.46
Rp312,488
$46.71 +99.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $3.43
Rp45,636
$12.75 +272.2%
Average +208.7%
Indonesia vs. New Jersey - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 34.2% more for clothing

  Indonesia help_outline New Jersey help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.41
Rp498,401
$44.16 +18.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $27.16
Rp361,774
$36.49 +34.4%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $59.12
Rp787,561
$74.82 +26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $58.56
Rp780,058
$92.53 +58.0%
Average +34.2%
Indonesia vs. New Jersey - Cost of clothing
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