Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 34.3% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Iraq
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$1.77
IDR28,245.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$3.51
IDR56,054.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.64
IDR10,150.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.38
IDR6,034.86
|
|
pay 65.1% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.19
IDR18,978.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$3.70
IDR59,029.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$5.10
IDR81,514.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.57
IDR25,021.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$1.49
IDR23,816.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$1.18
IDR18,786.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.57
IDR9,179.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.74
IDR11,871.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.48
IDR7,702.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.54
IDR8,609.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.92
IDR14,717.56
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$3.09
IDR49,365.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$11.89
IDR189,798.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$26,361.87
IDR420,964,843.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$4.16
IDR66,496.39
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
Iraq
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$33.62
IDR536,788.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$247.48
IDR3,951,915.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$163.01
IDR2,603,119.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$42.16
IDR673,183.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$106.70
IDR1,703,844.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$6,782.48
IDR108,307,341.72
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$2.71
IDR43,228.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.77
IDR28,342.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$2.13
IDR34,086.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$28.24
IDR451,031.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$3.35
IDR53,538.33
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$41.10
IDR656,336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$30.35
IDR484,664.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$67.01
IDR1,070,030.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$62.49
IDR997,814.30
|
|
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