Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

compared to

Japan

Hiroshima vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima is 95.6% more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Hiroshima
Groceries: pay 63.6% more in Hiroshima
Transportation: pay 93.2% more in Hiroshima
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Hiroshima
Childcare: pay 35.6% more in Hiroshima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Hiroshima
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Hiroshima

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

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Hiroshima vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hiroshima instead of Malang, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Malang	Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.12 IDR20,175.61	$6.01 ¥950	+437.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$5.00 ¥790	+78.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,440.88	$1.00 ¥157	+72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IDR4,035.12	$0.66 ¥105	+197.2%
Average			+207.7%

Malang vs. Hiroshima - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.6% more for groceries

	Malang	Hiroshima
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,923.41	$1.54 ¥244	+39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 IDR52,624.71	$2.53 ¥400	-13.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 IDR65,871.71	$5.58 ¥882	+53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.22 IDR22,018.25	$2.08 ¥329	+70.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR24,737.68	$2.75 ¥435	+101.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,777.77	$1.53 ¥241	+64.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.89 ¥141	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 IDR12,812.12	$1.72 ¥271	+142.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 IDR11,782.57	$1.72 ¥272	+163.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.70 ¥110	+19.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR15,786.36	$1.61 ¥254	+83.8%
Average			+63.6%

Malang vs. Hiroshima - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.2% more for transportation

	Malang	Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 IDR52,266.41	$4.09 ¥647	+41.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.59 IDR101K	$33.53 ¥5,298	+500.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,145.47 IDR454M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 IDR65,318.53	$13.67 ¥2,159	+277.7%
Average			+93.2%

Malang vs. Hiroshima - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Malang	Hiroshima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 IDR352K	$30.62 ¥4,838	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.77 IDR3M	$243.57 ¥38,488	+75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.20 IDR2M	$189.80 ¥29,991	+105.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.50 IDR424K	$106.02 ¥16,753	+351.1%
Average			+114.4%

Malang vs. Hiroshima - Cost of housing

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pay 35.6% more for childcare

	Malang	Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.73 IDR555K	$158.16 ¥24,992	+414.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,555.28 IDR173M	$3,416.34 ¥540K	-64.2%
Average			+35.6%

Malang vs. Hiroshima - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$2.69 ¥425	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$2.77 ¥437	+112.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$3.92 ¥620	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.55 IDR263K	$53.56 ¥8,464	+268.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.96 IDR35,307.31	$12.02 ¥1,899	+514.6%
Average			+173.3%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Malang	Hiroshima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$28.47 ¥4,499	-49.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$25.10 ¥3,965	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.69 IDR933K	$48.29 ¥7,631	-6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.32 IDR656K	$63.05 ¥9,964	+73.6%
Average			-1.9%

Malang vs. Hiroshima - Cost of clothing

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