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Indonesia vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 31.9% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 9.8% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 17.5% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 54.6% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 13.0% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 68.2% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 25.6% less in Indonesia

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.8% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB100.50	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB201.00	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB21.24	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB10.07	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	+41.6%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 17.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB52.52	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB405.04	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-61.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB252.51	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-29.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB78.39	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB45.36	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB50.76	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-20.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB25.06	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB35.72	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.76	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-32.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.58	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.47	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+48.4%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 54.6% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB154.06	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,356.78	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-69.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,909,538.80	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	-56.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB356.78	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-62.4%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 13.0% less for housing

	Bangkok	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB529.96	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,711.37	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-51.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,415.67	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,323.07	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-29.0%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 68.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,827.34	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB455,133.16	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	-54.1%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB80.40	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB89.14	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-33.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB144.97	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,883.07	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB251.26	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-56.7%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 25.6% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,906.89	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	-24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,202.03	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-19.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,350.03	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,178.38	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-29.3%
Average			-25.6%

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