Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 20.0% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
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Indonesia
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
|
pay 62.4% more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Nepal
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
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