Cost of living comparison

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Berlin vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Berlin is 3.2 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0 times more in Berlin
Groceries: pay 74.8% more in Berlin
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Berlin
Housing: pay 4.4 times more in Berlin
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Berlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Berlin
Clothing: pay 75.5% more in Berlin

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and clothing in Berlin are more expensive than in Indonesia. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Berlin.

Berlin vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Berlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$16.08 €15.59	+800.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$11.79 €11.43	+264.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$2.88 €2.80	+357.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$2.84 €2.75	+586.8%
Average			+502.4%

Indonesia vs. Berlin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.8% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Berlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$1.96 €1.90	+57.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$6.66 €6.46	+46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$4.57 €4.43	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$3.28 €3.18	+102.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$5.41 €5.24	+284.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$1.34 €1.30	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.83 €0.81	+34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$1.00 €0.97	+23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$1.85 €1.79	+239.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.83 €0.80	+46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.80 €0.77	-13.8%
Average			+74.8%

Indonesia vs. Berlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Berlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$7.19 €6.97	+131.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$52.52 €50.93	+333.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$31,799.21 €30,838.59	+31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$29.37 €28.48	+656.0%
Average			+288.3%

Indonesia vs. Berlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Berlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$44.99 €43.63	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$1,278.77 €1,240.14	+357.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$938.86 €910.50	+471.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$263.55 €255.59	+451.5%
Average			+337.5%

Indonesia vs. Berlin - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	Berlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$306.98 €297.71	+173.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$9,639.17 €9,347.98	+59.0%
Average			+116.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Berlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$4.29 €4.16	+56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$3.98 €3.86	+132.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$9.11 €8.83	+318.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$37.89 €36.74	+41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$13.66 €13.25	+332.9%
Average			+176.4%

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pay 75.5% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Berlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$85.49 €82.91	+103.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$40.99 €39.75	+46.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$95.49 €92.61	+39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$138.30 €134.12	+112.3%
Average			+75.5%

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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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