Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 3.5% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 32.0% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$120.47
|
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$65.47
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$14.25
|
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.94
|
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.72
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$55.69
|
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$82.12
|
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.92
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$40.21
|
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.79
|
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.72
|
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$12.07
|
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.35
|
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.33
|
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.34
|
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$83.24
|
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$413.42
|
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$209,505.20
|
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$133.04
|
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
|
pay 35.8% less for housing
Namibia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,068.37
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$7,099.90
|
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,704.53
|
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,075.61
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,290.94
|
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$60,613.35
|
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
|
pay 12.5% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.88
|
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$27.37
|
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$47.66
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$750.29
|
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$89.04
|
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$772.55
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$494.83
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,977.21
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,194.82
|
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
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