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Indonesia vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 10.8% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 31.0% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Indonesia

The cost of childcare, transportation, and clothing in Indonesia are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are lower in Indonesia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 74.7% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,519.63	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-78.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,026.17	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-70.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD345.37	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-66.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD460.49	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-83.5%
Average			-74.7%

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Liberia	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD304.56	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,087.76	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,120.52	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD668.26	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-55.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD824.55	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-68.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD136.75	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	+58.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD474.97	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-76.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD728.24	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD585.82	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD189.70	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD713.76	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	-76.2%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Liberia	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD742.57	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-23.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,683.94	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-39.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD933,855.45	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+376.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,337.82	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-69.4%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 31.0% less for housing

	Liberia	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD17,176.36	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD122,798.00	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD16,577.73	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	+82.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD38,397.17	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	-77.1%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD13,691.50	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	+51.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD276,295.51	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	+304.1%
Average			+177.6%

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pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD460.49	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD575.62	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD920.99	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-56.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD14,045.02	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-65.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,795.88	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-67.6%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Liberia	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,391.51	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+128.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,216.65	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD10,361.08	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,663.54	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-5.3%
Average			+31.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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