Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 18.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 59.3% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 51.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 26.8% more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 36.3% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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