Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 2.5% cheaper than Bolivia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
|
pay 26.3% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
|
pay 3.5% less for housing
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
|
pay 3.1% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
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