Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 50.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
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