Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 17.5% cheaper than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 64.0% less in Indonesia
- Groceries
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pay 52.2% more in Indonesia
- Transportation
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pay 43.1% less in Indonesia
- Housing
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pay 41.4% less in Indonesia
- Childcare
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pay 26.1% more in Indonesia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 19.0% less in Indonesia
- Clothing
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pay 33.5% less in Indonesia
The cost of groceries and childcare in Indonesia are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Indonesia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,628
|
$1.78
IDR28,881.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,921
|
$3.24
IDR52,392.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,497
|
$0.63
IDR10,190.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,317
|
$0.41
IDR6,686.70
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,848
|
$1.24
IDR20,109.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,467
|
$4.54
IDR73,465.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,011
|
$5.19
IDR84,049.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,118
|
$1.62
IDR26,249.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,974
|
$1.41
IDR22,783.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,345
|
$1.17
IDR18,980.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,089
|
$0.62
IDR10,031.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,897
|
$0.81
IDR13,142.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,890
|
$0.54
IDR8,794.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,401
|
$0.56
IDR9,096.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,252
|
$0.92
IDR14,953.40
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,976
|
$3.10
IDR50,175.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,724,583
|
$12.11
IDR195,972.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,353,604,167
|
$24,176.29
IDR391,293,242.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,143,179
|
$3.88
IDR62,866.76
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,857,948
|
$26.66
IDR431,566.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,303,137
|
$279.33
IDR4,520,922.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,835,564
|
$164.17
IDR2,657,141.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,451,847
|
$47.78
IDR773,390.05
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,754,116
|
$112.28
IDR1,817,194.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,964,506
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,100,701.93
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,983
|
$2.74
IDR44,401.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,356
|
$1.71
IDR27,724.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,322
|
$2.18
IDR35,214.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,534,142
|
$26.72
IDR432,496.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP605,212
|
$3.16
IDR51,093.13
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,071,457
|
$41.98
IDR679,476.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,187,536
|
$27.98
IDR452,922.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,359,031
|
$68.38
IDR1,106,801.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,325,675
|
$65.14
IDR1,054,217.63
|
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