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 5.2 times more for restaurants
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,609.57
|
$18.70
£14.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,898.44
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR10,094.56
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,623.68
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,919.66
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,773.29
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR83,257.37
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR26,001.88
|
$3.77
£2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,568.83
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,801.23
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,936.91
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR13,018.97
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,711.67
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR9,011.03
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,812.46
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,702.10
|
$7.07
£5.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR194,125.12
|
$98.23
£77.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR387,605,149.15
|
$34,832.80
£27,593.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR62,274.22
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR427,499.17
|
$39.40
£31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,478,311.12
|
$1,243.58
£985.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,632,096.95
|
$1,020.84
£808.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR766,100.55
|
$229.21
£181.57
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,800,066.78
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR97,176,064.17
|
$18,629.32
£14,757.65
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,983.22
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,462.77
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,882.78
|
$17.47
£13.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR428,420.22
|
$45.31
£35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,611.55
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
|
pay 52.7% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR673,071.89
|
$78.43
£62.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR448,653.68
|
$40.13
£31.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,096,369.43
|
$90.36
£71.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,044,281.22
|
$96.72
£76.62
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