Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 67.4% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 96.8% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Indonesia or Bangladesh. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.