Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 41.5% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
|
pay 32.5% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
|
pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
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Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Indonesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
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