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Pekanbaru vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Pekanbaru is 2.5% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Pekanbaru
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Pekanbaru
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Pekanbaru
Housing: pay 5.8% more in Pekanbaru
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Pekanbaru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% less in Pekanbaru
Clothing: pay 1.0% less in Pekanbaru

The cost of childcare, housing, and groceries in Pekanbaru are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing are lower in Pekanbaru.

Pekanbaru vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Indonesia	Pekanbaru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$1.49 IDR24,812.32	-14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$2.38 IDR39,699.71	-24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.46 IDR7,691.82	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.25 IDR4,094.03	-23.3%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Pekanbaru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$1.09 IDR18,195.70	-8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$8.35 IDR138,948.99	+85.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$5.34 IDR88,915.54	+10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$1.70 IDR28,286.04	+8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$1.18 IDR19,658.20	-13.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.27 IDR21,158.82	+7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.69 IDR11,404.75	+7.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.84 IDR13,955.82	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.47 IDR7,878.28	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.49 IDR8,103.38	-15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.74 IDR12,380.16	-15.1%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Pekanbaru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$2.83 IDR47,037.57	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$8.94 IDR148,873.92	-20.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$26,827.59 IDR446,621,746.71	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$4.35 IDR72,451.97	+8.7%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 5.8% more for housing

	Indonesia	Pekanbaru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$19.67 IDR327,522.61	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$476.93 IDR7,939,942.16	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$89.43 IDR1,488,739.16	-45.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$51.67 IDR860,160.40	+7.0%
Average			+5.8%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Pekanbaru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$168.91 IDR2,812,062.85	+63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$2,980.84 IDR49,624,638.52	-50.5%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Pekanbaru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$2.09 IDR34,737.25	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$1.35 IDR22,496.50	-14.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$2.21 IDR36,722.23	-4.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$22.36 IDR372,184.79	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$3.13 IDR52,105.87	+1.7%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 1.0% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Pekanbaru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$28.81 IDR479,704.84	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$35.77 IDR595,495.66	+25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$63.59 IDR1,058,658.96	-8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$73.53 IDR1,224,074.42	+11.4%
Average			-1.0%

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