Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 38.1% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$1.89
IDR30,687.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.26
IDR53,086.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.55
IDR9,024.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.35
IDR5,770.02
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.15
IDR18,643.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.13
IDR67,256.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$5.06
IDR82,420.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.54
IDR25,025.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$1.45
IDR23,640.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.16
IDR18,859.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$0.61
IDR9,962.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$0.83
IDR13,525.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$0.55
IDR8,959.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.56
IDR9,133.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.93
IDR15,145.03
|
|
pay 31.6% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.05
IDR49,593.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$10.64
IDR173,201.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$23,932.07
IDR389,537,469.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$3.94
IDR64,163.29
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$27.71
IDR451,103.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$249.00
IDR4,052,911.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$155.92
IDR2,537,895.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$48.30
IDR786,126.87
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$111.78
IDR1,819,342.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,305.88
IDR102,639,496.08
|
|
pay 81.6% more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.59
IDR42,093.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$1.73
IDR28,117.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.18
IDR35,560.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$25.20
IDR410,160.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$3.00
IDR48,870.24
|
|
pay 53.1% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$41.19
IDR670,396.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$26.77
IDR435,797.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$64.33
IDR1,047,076.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$66.42
IDR1,081,064.88
|
|
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