Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 7.3% cheaper than Argentina.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Argentina
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS7,219.86
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS5,419.84
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,146.05
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS893.77
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 28.9% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,269.21
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,340.92
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,444.01
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,547.47
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS2,008.42
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS764.81
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS686.11
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS544.70
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS642.06
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS353.29
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS353.13
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Argentina
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,443.88
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS18,374.73
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS24,141,123.72
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS8,317.81
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
Argentina
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS18,707.79
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS251,733.26
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS189,105.56
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS35,975.27
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 17.6% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS143,368.67
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,944,885.29
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,773.96
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,825.42
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,899.25
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS19,433.97
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS4,294.57
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS59,247.07
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS53,901.55
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS105,605.41
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS90,903.63
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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