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Wisconsin vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Wisconsin is 4.3 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.8 times more in Wisconsin
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Wisconsin
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Wisconsin
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Wisconsin
Childcare: pay 10.7 times more in Wisconsin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Wisconsin
Clothing: pay 39.1% more in Wisconsin

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Wisconsin are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.8 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Wisconsin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$16.68	+852.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$10.05	+218.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$2.63	+334.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$1.98	+517.6%
Average			+480.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Indonesia	Wisconsin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$3.29	+174.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$6.16	+37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$3.52	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$4.12	+163.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$5.37	+292.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$2.11	+78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.65	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$1.90	+131.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$2.13	+253.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$1.02	+77.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$1.23	+40.7%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Wisconsin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$3.13	+8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$50.85	+350.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$32,550.59	+28.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$16.78	+319.1%
Average			+176.8%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Wisconsin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$68.49	+213.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$1,194.55	+329.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$970.14	+492.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$134.51	+178.5%
Average			+303.6%

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pay 10.7 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Wisconsin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$1,662.39	+1512.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$31,803.36	+428.0%
Average			+970.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Wisconsin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$4.51	+70.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$4.99	+214.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$10.26	+345.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$46.71	+92.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$13.06	+324.3%
Average			+209.5%

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pay 39.1% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Wisconsin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$49.31	+15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$42.83	+50.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$90.73	+30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$105.46	+59.8%
Average			+39.1%

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