Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 68.5% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.7% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 84.0% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 22.9% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 82.6% more in Indonesia

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

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Indonesia vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.7% less for restaurants

	Nepal	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.97 NPR299.13	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	-15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.74 NPR1,024.60	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	-53.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR70.05	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	+19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 NPR21.00	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	+100.3%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 84.0% more for groceries

	Nepal	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 NPR72.17	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	+147.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 NPR471.31	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	+50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 NPR385.06	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	+86.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.39 NPR211.96	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 NPR196.68	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	+5.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NPR138.06	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	+21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR60.15	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	+52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR73.03	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	+68.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR37.49	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	+123.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 NPR24.01	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	+251.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 NPR34.25	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	+312.5%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 22.9% less for transportation

	Nepal	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 NPR656.58	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	-30.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.73 NPR1,632.25	$10.36 IDR187K	-3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,812.36 NPR4M	$23,163.54 IDR418M	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.54 NPR1,298.08	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	-54.6%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Nepal	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.34 NPR1,268.78	$19.77 IDR357K	+136.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.47 NPR13,454.59	$280.41 IDR5M	+217.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$57.13 NPR8,688.16	$163.85 IDR3M	+186.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.42 NPR3,561.23	$49.89 IDR901K	+113.1%
Average			+182.8%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$47.95 NPR7,292.39	$132.24 IDR2M	+175.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,626.40 NPR399K	$5,685.47 IDR103M	+116.5%
Average			+144.3%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 NPR355.64	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	+3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.32 NPR201.11	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	+16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.34 NPR356.61	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	+1.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.63 NPR2,528.59	$22.79 IDR411K	+37.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.42 NPR368.54	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	+24.9%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 82.6% more for clothing

	Nepal	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.01 NPR3,195.31	$42.46 IDR766K	+102.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.87 NPR4,086.50	$27.22 IDR491K	+1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.07 NPR5,485.09	$71.72 IDR1M	+98.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$23.87 NPR3,630.11	$65.24 IDR1M	+173.3%
Average			+82.6%

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