Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 55.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of United States, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
United States
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
United States
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
|
pay 42.0% less for transportation
United States
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
|
pay 73.3% less for housing
United States
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
United States
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
|
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