Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 3.5 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
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