Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.0 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 47.9% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
$7.22
£5.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
$16.98
£13.14
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
$43.82
£33.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
$12.87
£9.96
|
|
pay 54.3% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
$94.66
£73.27
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