Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 2.5% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 15.1% less for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$1.89
IDR31,082.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$3.26
IDR53,770.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$0.55
IDR9,140.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$0.35
IDR5,844.36
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$1.15
IDR18,883.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$4.13
IDR68,122.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$5.06
IDR83,482.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$1.54
IDR25,347.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$1.45
IDR23,944.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$1.16
IDR19,101.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$0.61
IDR10,090.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$0.83
IDR13,699.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$0.55
IDR9,074.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.56
IDR9,251.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$0.93
IDR15,340.14
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$3.05
IDR50,232.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$10.64
IDR175,433.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$23,932.07
IDR394,556,024.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$3.94
IDR64,989.93
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$27.71
IDR456,915.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$249.00
IDR4,105,126.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$155.92
IDR2,570,592.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$48.30
IDR796,254.83
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$111.78
IDR1,842,781.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$6,305.88
IDR103,961,838.45
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$2.59
IDR42,635.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$1.73
IDR28,479.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$2.18
IDR36,018.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$25.20
IDR415,444.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$3.00
IDR49,499.85
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$41.19
IDR679,033.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$26.77
IDR441,411.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$64.33
IDR1,060,566.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$66.42
IDR1,094,992.63
|
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