Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.5 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 6.9 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$21.56
DKK154.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$12.58
DKK89.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$3.50
DKK25.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$2.59
DKK18.55
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$2.91
DKK20.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$5.83
DKK41.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$7.22
DKK51.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$4.38
DKK31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$4.74
DKK33.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$1.28
DKK9.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$1.34
DKK9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$1.37
DKK9.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$1.88
DKK13.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.90
DKK6.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.77
DKK5.53
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$7.68
DKK54.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$82.44
DKK589.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$45,047.14
DKK322,159.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$23.62
DKK168.90
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$33.71
DKK241.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$967.90
DKK6,922.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$743.77
DKK5,319.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$157.10
DKK1,123.51
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$519.88
DKK3,717.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$7,190.53
DKK51,423.82
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$7.44
DKK53.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$5.51
DKK39.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$8.74
DKK62.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$38.95
DKK278.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$16.76
DKK119.84
|
|
pay 88.5% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$93.72
DKK670.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$38.81
DKK277.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$105.07
DKK751.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$155.42
DKK1,111.48
|
|
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