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Indonesia vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 22.3% more expensive than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 47.4% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 67.7% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 1.5% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 10.2% less in Indonesia

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Indonesia are more expensive than in Manado. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.4% more for restaurants

	Manado	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)	$0.30 IDR4,968.53	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	+102.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 IDR3,974.82	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	+34.3%
Average			+47.4%

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Manado	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 IDR14,905.58	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	+50.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 IDR85,262.57	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 IDR29,148.69	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 IDR22,311.51	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 IDR20,283.19	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	-2.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,648.97	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	+37.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,690.86	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	+3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 IDR6,310.33	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	+51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 IDR14,423.60	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	+1.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Manado	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.70 IDR44,871.94	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.28 IDR187,740.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	+49.0%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 67.7% more for housing

	Manado	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.43 IDR223,583.67	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	+62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$318.35 IDR5,299,761.14	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	-12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$97.49 IDR1,623,051.85	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	+67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.09 IDR317,803.81	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	+153.0%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 1.5% less for childcare

	Manado	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$134.30 IDR2,235,836.73	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	-23.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,013.94 IDR83,471,237.99	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	+20.1%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	-26.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,498.81	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,257.65	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	+0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.93 IDR231,864.55	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	+74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	+14.6%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 10.2% less for clothing

	Manado	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.88 IDR397,482.09	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	+19.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.03 IDR1,515,400.45	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.63 IDR1,192,446.26	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	-7.9%
Average			-10.2%

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