Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 8.8% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.53
|
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
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