Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.5 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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