Cost of living comparison

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Detroit vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Detroit is 3.8 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.6 times more in Detroit
Groceries
pay 95.8% more in Detroit
Transportation
pay 2.9 times more in Detroit
Housing
pay 4.5 times more in Detroit
Childcare
pay 7.2 times more in Detroit
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in Detroit
Clothing
pay 24.1% more in Detroit

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

Detroit vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.6 times more for restaurants

 
Indonesia
Detroit
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.78
IDR28,909.27
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.24
IDR52,442.11
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.63
IDR10,200.30
$2.47
 

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pay 95.8% more for groceries

 
Indonesia
Detroit
Bread
1 loaf
$1.24
IDR20,128.33
$2.75
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.54
IDR73,535.64
$4.96
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.19
IDR84,129.54
$3.28
 

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

 
Indonesia
Detroit
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.10
IDR50,222.76
$3.49
 
Monthly public transit pass $12.11
IDR196,158.70
$66.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,176.29
IDR391,665,556.94
$35,699.74
 

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

 
Indonesia
Detroit
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$26.66
IDR431,977.49
$58.33
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $279.33
IDR4,525,224.24
$1,483.17
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $164.17
IDR2,659,669.82
$1,092.83
 

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pay 7.2 times more for childcare

 
Indonesia
Detroit
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.28
IDR1,818,923.61
$1,294.79
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,061.21
IDR98,194,044.58
$16,800.00
 

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Indonesia
Detroit
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.74
IDR44,443.97
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
IDR27,750.46
$4.87
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.18
IDR35,248.20
$10.00
 

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

 
Indonesia
Detroit
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$41.98
IDR680,122.74
$45.58
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$27.98
IDR453,353.61
$32.50
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$68.38
IDR1,107,854.59
$82.00
 

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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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