Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 25.3% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 10.4% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.5% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Indonesia

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

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Indonesia vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.5% less for restaurants

	Iran	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.73 IRR5M	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	-55.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.95 IRR5M	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	-20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 IRR728K	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	+3.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 IRR1M	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	-72.6%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Iran	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 IRR617K	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	+161.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.73 IRR2M	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	+171.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.48 IRR3M	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	+90.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.16 IRR2M	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	+33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 IRR2M	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR580K	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	+162.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR934K	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	-11.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 IRR530K	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	+109.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	+111.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR314K	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	+143.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 IRR291K	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	+338.7%
Average			+100.4%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Iran	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.09 IRR1M	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	+175.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.74 IRR13M	$10.36 IDR187K	+6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$59,259.42 IRR81B	$23,163.54 IDR418M	-60.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IRR4M	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	+30.1%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 10.4% more for housing

	Iran	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.43 IRR14M	$19.77 IDR357K	+89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.16 IRR422M	$280.41 IDR5M	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.04 IRR311M	$163.85 IDR3M	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$10.64 IRR15M	$49.89 IDR901K	+369.0%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Iran	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.80 IRR108M	$132.24 IDR2M	+67.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,441.79 IRR2B	$5,685.47 IDR103M	+294.3%
Average			+157.2%

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pay 70.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 IRR1M	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	+195.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.17 IRR2M	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	+31.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.02 IRR3M	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	+17.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.00 IRR23M	$22.79 IDR411K	+34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.52 IRR2M	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	+99.7%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Iran	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.86 IRR36M	$42.46 IDR766K	+64.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.80 IRR40M	$27.22 IDR491K	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.33 IRR141M	$71.72 IDR1M	-29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.05 IRR88M	$65.24 IDR1M	+1.9%
Average			+2.6%

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