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Indonesia

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Brazil

Brasilia vs. Tangerang Cost of Living Summary

Brasilia is 79.1% more expensive than Tangerang.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Brasilia
Groceries: pay 19.3% more in Brasilia
Transportation: pay 83.4% more in Brasilia
Housing: pay 67.9% more in Brasilia
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Brasilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.5% more in Brasilia
Clothing: pay 32.3% more in Brasilia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Brasilia are more expensive than in Tangerang. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Brasilia.

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Brasilia vs. Tangerang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brasilia instead of Tangerang, you would:

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Tangerang	Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	$8.96 R$45.35	+541.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	$8.46 R$42.84	+152.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 IDR8,148.81	$1.49 R$7.56	+230.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,623.58	$0.95 R$4.81	+270.7%
Average			+310.0%

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pay 19.3% more for groceries

	Tangerang	Brasilia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IDR18,746.50	$2.06 R$10.45	+98.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.72 IDR85,246.59	$5.88 R$29.77	+24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 IDR79,427.92	$4.06 R$20.57	-7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 IDR26,165.24	$2.48 R$12.54	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.32 IDR23,908.33	$1.83 R$9.24	+37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 IDR18,226.76	$1.10 R$5.59	+9.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,846.46	$0.68 R$3.46	+39.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 IDR12,964.64	$0.60 R$3.05	-16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR7,550.00	$0.75 R$3.82	+80.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 IDR8,770.20	$0.55 R$2.76	+12.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,387.87	$0.48 R$2.44	-49.9%
Average			+19.3%

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pay 83.4% more for transportation

	Tangerang	Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17 IDR57,245.81	$4.94 R$25.02	+55.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.38 IDR151K	$36.03 R$182.43	+329.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,289.83 IDR384M	$23,669.59 R$120K	+11.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.76 IDR85,998.53	$8.24 R$41.73	+73.0%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 67.9% more for housing

	Tangerang	Brasilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.17 IDR346K	$22.23 R$112.52	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.27 IDR6M	$503.69 R$2,549.95	+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$134.11 IDR2M	$275.14 R$1,392.90	+105.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.83 IDR900K	$74.47 R$376.99	+49.5%
Average			+67.9%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Tangerang	Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.30 IDR2M	$826.32 R$4,183.22	+776.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,208.60 IDR148M	$16,972.69 R$85,924.26	+106.8%
Average			+325.7%

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pay 69.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tangerang	Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	$2.39 R$12.09	-5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 IDR27,363.17	$2.66 R$13.45	+75.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 IDR50,943.41	$2.48 R$12.58	-12.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.76 IDR303K	$33.99 R$172.07	+102.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$7.96 R$40.32	+185.0%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 32.3% more for clothing

	Tangerang	Brasilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.12 IDR706K	$56.09 R$283.94	+43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 IDR518K	$44.24 R$223.96	+54.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.82 IDR1M	$85.37 R$432.17	+11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.81 IDR1M	$88.39 R$447.47	+24.8%
Average			+32.3%

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