Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Greece

Thessaloniki vs. Ubud Cost of Living Summary

Thessaloniki is 67.9% more expensive than Ubud.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Thessaloniki
Groceries: pay 21.8% more in Thessaloniki
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Thessaloniki
Housing: pay 35.2% more in Thessaloniki
Childcare: pay 36.9% more in Thessaloniki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.5% more in Thessaloniki
Clothing: pay 88.7% more in Thessaloniki

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

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Thessaloniki vs. Ubud Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thessaloniki instead of Ubud, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Ubud	Thessaloniki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	$16.80 €14.95	+501.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	$11.20 €9.97	+264.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	$2.94 €2.62	+125.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	$0.73 €0.65	+76.6%
Average			+304.7%

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pay 21.8% more for groceries

	Ubud	Thessaloniki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	$1.74 €1.55	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.31 IDR150K	$7.09 €6.31	-14.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	$6.57 €5.85	+19.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	$5.55 €4.94	+149.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	$5.12 €4.56	+202.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	$1.16 €1.03	-25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	$0.99 €0.88	+46.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	$0.96 €0.86	-3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	$1.28 €1.14	+128.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	$0.57 €0.51	-12.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	$0.55 €0.49	-43.1%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Ubud	Thessaloniki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	$8.75 €7.79	+216.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$17.92 €15.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,199.28 IDR437M	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	$13.16 €11.71	+319.3%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 35.2% more for housing

	Ubud	Thessaloniki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.63 IDR336K	$30.47 €27.12	+63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$544.82 IDR10M	$627.05 €558.10	+15.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.10 IDR7M	$492.02 €437.92	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.40 IDR1M	$164.11 €146.06	+163.0%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 36.9% more for childcare

	Ubud	Thessaloniki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$440.88 IDR8M	$476.59 €424.18	+8.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,207.68 IDR94M	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	+73.4%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 99.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ubud	Thessaloniki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	$5.60 €4.98	+150.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	$4.21 €3.75	+110.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	$5.60 €4.98	+163.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.69 IDR933K	$51.63 €45.95	-0.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	$10.36 €9.22	+185.2%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 88.7% more for clothing

	Ubud	Thessaloniki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.44 IDR784K	$96.78 €86.14	+122.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.35 IDR404K	$45.46 €40.46	+103.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.00 IDR1M	$121.17 €107.85	+59.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.10 IDR1M	$131.78 €117.29	+75.5%
Average			+88.7%

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