Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Svalbard instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
Svalbard
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
Svalbard
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
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