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Indonesia vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 44.6% more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 37.5% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 42.4% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 82.8% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 7.4% less in Indonesia

The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Indonesia are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Algiers	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 DZD391.13	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.39 DZD595.56	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 DZD73.62	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	+16.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 DZD28.54	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	+96.5%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Algiers	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.35	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	+819.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.53 DZD479.09	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	+28.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.61 DZD490.79	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	+43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DZD238.49	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.45 DZD333.06	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DZD193.88	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 DZD175.49	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 DZD106.11	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	+3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 DZD47.03	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	+56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 DZD29.64	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	+157.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 DZD28.21	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+344.6%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 37.5% more for transportation

	Algiers	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.23 DZD166.89	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	+152.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.72 DZD1,455.24	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,197.40 DZD4,507,536.60	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 DZD470.55	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	+12.1%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 42.4% more for housing

	Algiers	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.30 DZD2,485.30	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.77 DZD29,433.32	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	+28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.33 DZD18,646.57	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	+19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.22 DZD3,696.15	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	+75.5%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 82.8% more for childcare

	Algiers	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$84.96 DZD11,535.93	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	+32.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,598.15 DZD352,776.53	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	+133.3%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 DZD200.45	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+85.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.96 DZD130.35	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	+78.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.55 DZD346.24	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.36 DZD3,172.39	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	+14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.72 DZD776.84	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-44.8%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 7.4% less for clothing

	Algiers	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$36.05 DZD4,894.88	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.72 DZD6,614.72	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.14 DZD9,523.58	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.72 DZD8,923.17	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-0.9%
Average			-7.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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