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Indonesia vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 29.4% cheaper than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.5% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 26.0% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 36.5% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 20.0% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.5% less for restaurants

	Guatemala	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 GTQ37.47	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-63.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 GTQ48.03	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 GTQ7.22	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 GTQ5.87	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-45.8%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 26.0% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 GTQ21.33	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.08	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	+34.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 GTQ52.52	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 GTQ18.35	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 GTQ24.98	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-56.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 GTQ11.36	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 GTQ5.46	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-12.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.92	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	-47.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.83	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-28.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.44	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 GTQ8.01	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	-11.1%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Guatemala	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 GTQ30.07	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.40	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-9.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,023.47 GTQ131,127.53	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.64 GTQ66.55	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-55.0%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 36.5% less for housing

	Guatemala	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ332.28	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.45 GTQ4,047.37	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$368.89 GTQ2,841.45	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-55.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.59 GTQ389.67	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-5.5%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 20.0% less for childcare

	Guatemala	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,677.43	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-48.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,087.12	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	+8.4%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 GTQ19.96	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 GTQ23.36	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-43.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.47 GTQ26.75	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.30 GTQ333.56	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.45	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-59.1%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Guatemala	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.32 GTQ318.24	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ429.38	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.63 GTQ836.75	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-37.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.77 GTQ776.20	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-35.4%
Average			-30.1%

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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: January 2025

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