Cost of living comparison

Somalia

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 26.8% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 9.9% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 59.3% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.9% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Indonesia

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

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Indonesia vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Somalia	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.33 SOS1,908	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	-50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 SOS2,862	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 SOS595	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 SOS437	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	-63.8%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Somalia	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SOS775	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	-13.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	+87.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 SOS4,020	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 SOS1,250	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 SOS1,157	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 SOS671	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	-5.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 SOS476	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SOS649	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	-28.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 SOS335	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	-6.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS357	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	-11.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SOS422	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	+26.0%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 9.9% more for transportation

	Somalia	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57 SOS2,041	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	-16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.17 SOS6,968	$10.36 IDR187K	-14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,000.00 SOS6M	$23,163.54 IDR418M	+131.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.78 SOS3,882	$3.87 IDR69,953.06	-42.9%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 59.3% more for housing

	Somalia	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.56 SOS22,639	$19.77 IDR357K	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$143.33 SOS82,036	$280.41 IDR5M	+95.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$163.85 IDR3M	+111.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.38 SOS44,862	$49.89 IDR901K	-36.3%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Somalia	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.67 SOS29,571	$132.24 IDR2M	+155.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$515.00 SOS295K	$5,685.47 IDR103M	+1004.0%
Average			+431.6%

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pay 5.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.41 IDR43,579.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 SOS954	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	-7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.00 SOS572	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	+138.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.58 SOS19,794	$22.79 IDR411K	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.03 IDR54,642.27
Average			-5.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Somalia	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.50 SOS7,154	$42.46 IDR766K	+239.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.33 SOS9,348	$27.22 IDR491K	+66.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$18.50 SOS10,588	$71.72 IDR1M	+287.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.83 SOS14,786	$65.24 IDR1M	+152.5%
Average			+172.8%

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