Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 23.8% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
|
pay 3.2% less for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
|
pay 66.0% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
|
pay 24.2% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
|
pay 10.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
|
pay 39.6% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
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