Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 23.4% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
ETB854.76
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB747.92
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ETB97.80
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
ETB63.94
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
ETB130.50
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ETB546.80
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
ETB681.79
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
ETB308.94
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.17
ETB739.70
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.95
ETB353.67
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ETB58.52
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
ETB131.37
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.21
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
ETB34.20
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ETB91.22
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ETB557.35
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,199.49
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,500.00
ETB3,058,690.55
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
ETB465.23
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 64.8% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$152.46
ETB18,287.33
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$621.38
ETB74,534.25
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.45
ETB42,636.29
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB14,974.18
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$83.24
ETB9,984.66
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,267,744.84
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB119.95
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.11
ETB132.64
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB479.79
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$80.77
ETB9,688.58
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ETB599.74
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
ETB4,811.27
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
ETB6,877.56
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.44
ETB11,088.59
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.33
ETB11,794.95
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
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