Cost of living comparison
Finland is 2.7 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Finland instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
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Indonesia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$14.18
€13.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$10.44
€10.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$2.58
€2.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$1.86
€1.79
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$2.29
€2.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$3.70
€3.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$4.27
€4.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$5.38
€5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$1.67
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.75
€0.72
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$7.64
€7.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$60.52
€58.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$31,800.37
€30,489.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$18.35
€17.60
|
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pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$22.24
€21.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$734.49
€704.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$604.75
€579.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$96.90
€92.91
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$291.42
€279.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$8,693.67
€8,335.26
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$7.29
€6.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$4.21
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$10.54
€10.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$41.73
€40.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$15.60
€14.95
|
|
pay 44.3% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$75.15
€72.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$31.18
€29.90
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$82.09
€78.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$108.56
€104.09
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