Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 81.7% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
|
Egypt
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Egypt
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
|
Egypt
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Egypt
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Egypt
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Egypt
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
|
Egypt
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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