Cost of living comparison
United States is 4.1 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in United States instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
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Indonesia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
IDR28,311.21
|
$18.59
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.24
IDR51,357.20
|
$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
IDR9,989.28
|
$2.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
IDR6,554.60
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Indonesia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
IDR19,711.92
|
$3.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
IDR72,014.35
|
$6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
IDR82,389.09
|
$3.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
IDR25,730.71
|
$3.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
IDR22,333.46
|
$5.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
IDR18,605.15
|
$2.33
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
IDR9,833.28
|
$0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
IDR12,883.20
|
$2.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,620.81
|
$2.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
IDR8,917.05
|
$1.34
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,657.98
|
$1.38
|
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pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Indonesia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.10
IDR49,183.76
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.11
IDR192,100.62
|
$65.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,176.29
IDR383,562,873.59
|
$31,583.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.88
IDR61,624.77
|
$17.81
|
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pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Indonesia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
IDR423,040.85
|
$67.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.33
IDR4,431,607.49
|
$1,655.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.17
IDR2,604,647.21
|
$1,423.40
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.78
IDR758,111.00
|
$148.34
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for childcare
|
Indonesia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.28
IDR1,781,294.15
|
$1,351.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,061.21
IDR96,162,629.67
|
$22,265.44
|
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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Indonesia
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
IDR43,524.53
|
$5.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IDR27,176.36
|
$5.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
IDR34,518.99
|
$9.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
IDR423,952.29
|
$50.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
IDR50,083.73
|
$13.30
|
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pay 40.2% more for clothing
|
Indonesia
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.98
IDR666,052.53
|
$50.38
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.98
IDR443,974.74
|
$40.66
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.38
IDR1,084,935.56
|
$85.52
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.14
IDR1,033,390.57
|
$111.08
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