Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 17.5% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
|
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