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
IDR28,370.18
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 51.3% less for housing
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 62.3% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
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