Cost of living comparison

Central African Republic

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 59.4% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.9% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 39.9% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 66.6% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 89.6% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 73.9% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,608	$1.78 IDR29,137.42	-78.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.25 FCFA6,912	$3.24 IDR52,855.97	-73.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 FCFA1,152	$0.63 IDR10,280.80	-69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 FCFA922	$0.41 IDR6,745.88	-74.7%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 39.9% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.86 FCFA1,613	$1.24 IDR20,287.18	-56.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 FCFA1,728	$4.54 IDR74,115.97	+48.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.01 FCFA9,594	$5.19 IDR84,793.48	-69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 FCFA2,028	$1.62 IDR26,481.62	-54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 FCFA2,299	$1.41 IDR22,985.22	-65.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA418	$1.17 IDR19,148.11	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 FCFA418	$0.62 IDR10,120.25	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,672	$0.81 IDR13,259.18	-72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,254	$0.54 IDR8,872.40	-75.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,045	$0.56 IDR9,177.28	-69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.59 FCFA1,463	$0.92 IDR15,085.75	-64.4%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 66.6% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.28 FCFA5,233	$3.10 IDR50,619.11	-66.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$12.11 IDR197,706.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,176.29 IDR394,756,495.52
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.88 IDR63,423.18
Average			-66.6%

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pay 89.6% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$26.66 IDR435,386.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,984.60 FCFA1,119,494	$279.33 IDR4,560,936.32	-85.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,402.03 FCFA1,354,963	$164.17 IDR2,680,659.35	-93.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$47.78 IDR780,235.16
Average			-89.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$112.28 IDR1,833,278.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$6,061.21 IDR98,968,970.42

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pay 27.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.86 FCFA1,613	$2.74 IDR44,794.71	-4.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 FCFA1,382	$1.71 IDR27,969.46	-30.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.08 FCFA2,304	$2.18 IDR35,526.37	-46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$26.72 IDR436,324.61
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$3.16 IDR51,545.34
Average			-27.0%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$41.98 IDR685,490.12
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$27.98 IDR456,931.37
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$68.38 IDR1,116,597.54
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$65.14 IDR1,063,548.29

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