Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 17.1% cheaper than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.4% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 39.1% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 9.9% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 28.8% more in Indonesia

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

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Indonesia vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.4% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$1.66 IDR29,880.08	-83.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$3.14 IDR56,683.37	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.55 IDR9,894.46	-50.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.28 IDR4,993.13	-52.8%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$1.18 IDR21,212.95	+41.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$4.68 IDR84,441.47	-13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$4.72 IDR85,268.98	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$1.55 IDR27,905.81	-14.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$1.36 IDR24,551.95	-47.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$1.11 IDR19,962.89	+37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.60 IDR10,867.37	+107.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$0.81 IDR14,582.50	+44.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.55 IDR9,926.34	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.55 IDR10,015.45	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.93 IDR16,769.53	+33.7%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 39.1% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$2.99 IDR53,995.28	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.36 IDR187K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,163.54 IDR418M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.87 IDR69,953.06
Average			-39.1%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Swaziland	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$19.77 IDR357K	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$280.41 IDR5M	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$163.85 IDR3M	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$49.89 IDR901K	+1.8%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 9.9% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$132.24 IDR2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$5,685.47 IDR103M	-9.9%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$2.41 IDR43,579.31	+14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$1.54 IDR27,741.06	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$2.38 IDR43,014.40	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$22.79 IDR411K	+1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$3.03 IDR54,642.27	-16.0%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 28.8% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$42.46 IDR766K	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$27.22 IDR491K	+81.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$71.72 IDR1M	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$65.24 IDR1M	+20.6%
Average			+28.8%

Swaziland vs. Indonesia - Cost of clothing

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