Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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France

La Rochelle vs. Malang Cost of Living Summary

La Rochelle is 4.0 times more expensive than Malang.

Restaurants: pay 9.5 times more in La Rochelle
Groceries: pay 82.4% more in La Rochelle
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in La Rochelle
Housing: pay 6.7 times more in La Rochelle
Childcare: pay 5.1 times more in La Rochelle
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in La Rochelle
Clothing: pay 97.6% more in La Rochelle

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

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La Rochelle vs. Malang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Rochelle instead of Malang, you would:

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pay 9.5 times more for restaurants

	Malang	La Rochelle
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.12 IDR20,175.61	$22.39 €19.93	+1903.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$14.00 €12.46	+401.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.58 IDR10,440.88	$2.80 €2.49	+384.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 IDR4,035.12	$1.32 €1.17	+488.6%
Average			+846.8%

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pay 82.4% more for groceries

	Malang	La Rochelle
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 IDR19,923.41	$1.84 €1.63	+66.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.92 IDR52,624.71	$5.37 €4.78	+84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.65 IDR65,871.71	$5.34 €4.75	+46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.22 IDR22,018.25	$3.96 €3.53	+225.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR24,737.68	$5.33 €4.75	+289.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 IDR16,777.77	$1.40 €1.24	+50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.81 €0.72	+39.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 IDR12,812.12	$1.27 €1.13	+78.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 IDR11,782.57	$1.52 €1.36	+133.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR10,524.24	$0.86 €0.77	+48.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR15,786.36	$0.88 €0.78	+0.7%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Malang	La Rochelle
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 IDR52,266.41	$7.98 €7.10	+175.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.59 IDR101K	$39.19 €34.88	+601.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,145.47 IDR454M	$36,273.83 €32,285.02	+44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 IDR65,318.53	??
Average			+187.9%

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pay 6.7 times more for housing

	Malang	La Rochelle
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 IDR352K	$33.22 €29.57	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$138.77 IDR3M	$1,138.40 €1,013.22	+720.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$92.20 IDR2M	$690.50 €614.57	+648.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.50 IDR424K	$104.18 €92.72	+343.3%
Average			+566.8%

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pay 5.1 times more for childcare

	Malang	La Rochelle
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.73 IDR555K	$683.04 €607.93	+2122.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,555.28 IDR173M	$11,018.20 €9,806.59	+15.3%
Average			+406.2%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Malang	La Rochelle
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$7.28 €6.48	+225.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$3.78 €3.36	+189.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 IDR48,421.46	$14.28 €12.71	+432.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.55 IDR263K	$35.46 €31.56	+143.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.96 IDR35,307.31	$8.96 €7.97	+358.0%
Average			+238.5%

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pay 97.6% more for clothing

	Malang	La Rochelle
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.88 IDR1M	$78.38 €69.76	+40.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$27.99 €24.92	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.69 IDR933K	$109.73 €97.67	+112.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.32 IDR656K	$148.36 €132.05	+308.5%
Average			+97.6%

Malang vs. La Rochelle - Cost of clothing

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