Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 49.1% more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.45
|
$1.89
IDR30,646.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.01
|
$3.26
IDR53,015.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.19
|
$0.55
IDR9,012.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$0.35
IDR5,762.33
|
|
pay 81.1% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.42
|
$1.15
IDR18,618.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.23
|
$4.13
IDR67,166.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.31
|
$5.06
IDR82,310.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.14
|
$1.54
IDR24,991.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.94
|
$1.45
IDR23,608.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.97
|
$1.16
IDR18,833.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.47
|
$0.61
IDR9,949.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.96
|
$0.83
IDR13,507.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$0.55
IDR8,947.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$0.56
IDR9,121.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$0.93
IDR15,124.83
|
|
pay 39.1% less for transportation
Nepal
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.59
|
$3.05
IDR49,527.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,997.81
|
$10.64
IDR172,970.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,282,583.69
|
$23,932.07
IDR389,018,144.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,451.99
|
$3.94
IDR64,077.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.48
|
$27.71
IDR450,502.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,097.59
|
$249.00
IDR4,047,508.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,808.13
|
$155.92
IDR2,534,512.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.26
|
$48.30
IDR785,078.82
|
|
pay 88.5% more for childcare
Nepal
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,272.56
|
$111.78
IDR1,816,917.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,341.74
|
$6,305.88
IDR102,502,658.55
|
|
pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.09
|
$2.59
IDR42,037.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.49
|
$1.73
IDR28,079.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.59
|
$2.18
IDR35,512.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.30
|
$25.20
IDR409,613.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.57
|
$3.00
IDR48,805.09
|
|
pay 53.7% more for clothing
Nepal
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,978.48
|
$41.19
IDR669,502.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,767.48
|
$26.77
IDR435,216.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,641.47
|
$64.33
IDR1,045,680.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,366.79
|
$66.42
IDR1,079,623.62
|
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