Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 71.7% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Iran, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$1.78
IDR28,450.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$3.24
IDR51,610.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$0.63
IDR10,038.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$0.41
IDR6,586.95
|
|
pay 97.2% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.24
IDR19,809.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$4.54
IDR72,369.77
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$5.19
IDR82,795.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$1.62
IDR25,857.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$1.41
IDR22,443.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.17
IDR18,696.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.62
IDR9,881.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$0.81
IDR12,946.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$0.54
IDR8,663.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.56
IDR8,961.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$0.92
IDR14,730.32
|
|
pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Iran
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$3.10
IDR49,426.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$12.11
IDR193,048.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$24,176.29
IDR385,455,877.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$3.88
IDR61,928.91
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$26.66
IDR425,128.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$279.33
IDR4,453,478.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$164.17
IDR2,617,501.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$47.78
IDR761,852.52
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$112.28
IDR1,790,085.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,637,222.50
|
|
pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$2.74
IDR43,739.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$1.71
IDR27,310.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$2.18
IDR34,689.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$26.72
IDR426,044.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$3.16
IDR50,330.91
|
|
pay 3.4% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$41.98
IDR669,339.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$27.98
IDR446,165.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$68.38
IDR1,090,290.06
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$65.14
IDR1,038,490.67
|
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