Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 10.7% cheaper than Colombia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 46.4% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.62
COP20,409.74
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
COP29,615.44
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
COP3,560.38
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
COP2,795.93
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Colombia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
COP6,105.19
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
COP10,404.20
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
COP18,372.49
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
COP9,509.02
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.31
COP10,211.73
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
COP4,986.72
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP2,042.85
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
COP2,521.21
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,380.44
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
COP2,388.58
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
COP2,172.29
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
COP14,743.06
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.05
COP154,854.60
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,262.76
COP85,114,419.53
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.84
COP70,000.76
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 15.1% less for housing
Colombia
|
Indonesia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.33
COP107,519.67
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.86
COP1,245,447.64
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.38
COP973,762.64
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.51
COP320,405.97
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.82
COP816,648.53
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,560.16
COP20,149,536.84
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 22.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
COP5,139.16
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
COP6,638.89
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
COP10,176.30
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.55
COP104,070.67
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
COP17,685.57
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Indonesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
COP244,210.82
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
COP171,980.16
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
COP355,847.15
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.84
COP313,020.10
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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