Cost of living comparison
India is 31.3% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in India instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$2.40
₹203.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.40
₹33.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.17
₹14.11
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$2.54
₹215.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$2.56
₹217.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$1.37
₹116.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$0.88
₹75.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.32
₹27.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$0.48
₹40.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$0.24
₹20.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.16
₹13.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.19
₹15.94
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$4.62
₹392.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$10.12
₹860.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$2.94
₹249.64
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$1.84
₹155.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$1.59
₹134.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$3.35
₹284.78
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
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