Cost of living comparison

 Lebanon
compared to
 Indonesia
Indonesia vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 17.5% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants
pay 64.0% less in Indonesia
Groceries
pay 52.2% more in Indonesia
Transportation
pay 43.1% less in Indonesia
Housing
pay 41.4% less in Indonesia
Childcare
pay 26.1% more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.0% less in Indonesia
Clothing
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.

Indonesia vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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