Cost of living comparison

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Indonesia vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 38.8% more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 4.6% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 90.0% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.5% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 0.3% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	Malang	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	+5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 IDR11,317.20	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,637.29	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	+15.1%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 4.6% more for groceries

	Malang	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 IDR24,010.40	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	-17.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.11 IDR51,838.29	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	+44.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 IDR66,203.88	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	+22.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 IDR23,351.28	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	+7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 IDR12,620.65	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 IDR11,606.49	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	-13.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	-3.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+3.7%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Malang	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.96 IDR49,248.54	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.97 IDR99,370.52	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	+88.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	+6.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	+34.1%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Malang	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$158.18 IDR2,633,318.82	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	+75.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$47.75 IDR794,964.17	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	+242.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.10 IDR417,940.72	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	+92.4%
Average			+106.3%

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pay 90.0% more for childcare

	Malang	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$32.83 IDR546,537.87	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	+214.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,132.52 IDR152,036,897.77	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	-34.0%
Average			+90.0%

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pay 25.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.39 IDR23,103.65	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	+14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	-14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.34 IDR238,765.28	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	+69.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	+47.3%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 0.3% less for clothing

	Malang	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.78 IDR695,593.65	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.84 IDR496,852.61	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	-4.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.20 IDR968,862.58	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.58 IDR1,341,502.04	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	-18.1%
Average			-0.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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