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Indonesia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 21.9% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 9.6% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 23.1% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 5.6% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 79.4% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 27.5% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.6% less for restaurants

	Beijing	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-41.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	+26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	+33.6%
Average			-9.6%

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Beijing	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-13.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	+27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-12.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	+52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+96.2%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 23.1% less for transportation

	Beijing	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-63.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-15.4%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 5.6% less for housing

	Beijing	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	+100.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	+13.7%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

	Beijing	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	-73.5%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 13.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+146.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-59.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-62.2%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 27.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	-33.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-18.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-39.5%
Average			-27.5%

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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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