Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 59.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Australia, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
|
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
A$26.81
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.73
A$15.57
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$4.10
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
A$3.46
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 37.7% less for groceries
|
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.37
A$3.79
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
A$6.98
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
A$9.28
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
A$6.51
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.94
A$6.30
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
A$2.32
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
A$2.01
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
A$2.16
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
A$3.22
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
A$1.78
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.54
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 52.7% less for transportation
|
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
A$7.44
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$83.03
A$132.83
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,742.09
A$44,380.25
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.38
A$29.40
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 69.2% less for housing
|
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.59
A$88.94
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,182.30
A$1,891.39
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$957.92
A$1,532.43
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.16
A$221.03
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,485.91
A$2,377.08
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,667.78
A$23,464.70
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
A$10.63
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
A$5.67
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.07
A$44.91
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
A$84.61
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.13
A$21.00
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 39.8% less for clothing
|
Australia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.78
A$114.82
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.24
A$80.37
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.30
A$160.45
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.73
A$178.74
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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