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$31.00
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$6.00
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.67
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 25.4% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$24.20
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$20.94
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$9.28
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.94
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.21
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.76
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.84
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.97
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.80
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$22.31
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$240.26
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$44.98
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.45
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$132.99
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$35.53
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$344.45
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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