Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.0 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
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Indonesia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
$14.04
€13.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
$6.71
€6.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
$6.24
€5.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
$2.10
€2.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
$7.07
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
$52.96
€50.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
$23.02
€22.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
$790.39
€758.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
$625.27
€600.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
$458.39
€440.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
$3.49
€3.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
$36.01
€34.56
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
$12.80
€12.28
|
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pay 66.3% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
$82.34
€79.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
$40.78
€39.14
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
$91.59
€87.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
$123.43
€118.48
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