Cost of living comparison

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London vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

London is 6.2 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.5 times more in London
Groceries: pay 77.2% more in London
Transportation: pay 8.6 times more in London
Housing: pay 7.5 times more in London
Childcare: pay 12.7 times more in London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in London
Clothing: pay 96.8% more in London

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

London vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.5 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$25.83 £20.79	+1347.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$10.33 £8.32	+219.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$2.46 £1.98	+290.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$1.85 £1.49	+347.8%
Average			+551.2%

Indonesia vs. London - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.2% more for groceries

	Indonesia	London
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$2.07 £1.67	+66.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$5.65 £4.55	+24.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$6.31 £5.08	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$4.45 £3.58	+174.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$4.26 £3.43	+202.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$1.56 £1.26	+33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.75 £0.61	+21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$1.44 £1.16	+77.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$1.79 £1.44	+229.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.69 £0.55	+22.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.70 £0.56	-24.1%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 8.6 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$7.39 £5.95	+138.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$258.31 £207.93	+2033.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$36,531.14 £29,406.07	+51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$35.26 £28.38	+807.7%
Average			+757.6%

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pay 7.5 times more for housing

	Indonesia	London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$41.63 £33.51	+56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$2,834.46 £2,281.63	+914.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$2,063.73 £1,661.22	+1157.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$263.90 £212.43	+452.3%
Average			+645.0%

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pay 12.7 times more for childcare

	Indonesia	London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$2,333.60 £1,878.45	+1978.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$27,892.30 £22,452.16	+360.2%
Average			+1169.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$8.27 £6.65	+201.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$4.80 £3.87	+180.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$19.76 £15.91	+808.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$65.66 £52.86	+145.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$16.14 £13.00	+411.4%
Average			+349.4%

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pay 96.8% more for clothing

	Indonesia	London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$96.94 £78.03	+130.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$50.55 £40.69	+80.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$114.87 £92.47	+68.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$135.36 £108.96	+107.8%
Average			+96.8%

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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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