Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 23.8% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 66.0% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 24.2% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Indonesia

Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ethiopia, you would:

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 ETB778.02	$1.78 IDR29,978.06	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 ETB808.54	$3.24 IDR54,380.91	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ETB101.79	$0.63 IDR10,577.41	-19.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ETB65.11	$0.41 IDR6,940.51	-17.7%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 ETB155.81	$1.24 IDR20,872.48	+3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 ETB629.35	$4.54 IDR76,254.27	-6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 ETB788.22	$5.19 IDR87,239.84	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.65 ETB343.52	$1.62 IDR27,245.63	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 ETB732.15	$1.41 IDR23,648.37	-75.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.30 ETB428.09	$1.17 IDR19,700.55	-64.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ETB65.66	$0.62 IDR10,412.22	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.08 ETB139.82	$0.81 IDR13,641.71	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 ETB50.12	$0.54 IDR9,128.37	+40.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB40.36	$0.56 IDR9,442.05	+80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 ETB102.98	$0.92 IDR15,520.98	+16.3%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.88 ETB632.76	$3.10 IDR52,079.51	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 ETB1,296.71	$12.11 IDR203,410.75	+21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ETB3,241,769.58	$24,176.29 IDR406,145,546.14	-3.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.67 ETB475.24	$3.88 IDR65,252.99	+6.0%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 66.0% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$171.17 ETB22,195.32	$26.66 IDR447,947.83	-84.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$645.10 ETB83,650.62	$279.33 IDR4,692,523.10	-56.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.74 ETB54,817.32	$164.17 IDR2,757,998.58	-61.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$124.84 ETB16,187.87	$47.78 IDR802,745.59	-61.7%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 24.2% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.47 ETB10,564.70	$112.28 IDR1,886,169.74	+37.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$43,916.67 ETB5,694,708.55	$6,061.21 IDR101,824,306.88	-86.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 ETB129.67	$2.74 IDR46,087.08	+174.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.15 ETB149.08	$1.71 IDR28,776.40	+49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 ETB518.68	$2.18 IDR36,551.33	-45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.59 ETB11,747.52	$26.72 IDR448,912.94	-70.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.70 ETB868.79	$3.16 IDR53,032.47	-52.9%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.33 ETB6,267.42	$41.98 IDR705,267.08	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB9,746.92	$27.98 IDR470,114.22	-62.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.84 ETB14,113.72	$68.38 IDR1,148,812.30	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.32 ETB15,472.54	$65.14 IDR1,094,232.54	-45.4%
Average			-39.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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