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Indonesia vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 2.7 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 93.6% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 7.3 times more in Indonesia
Housing: pay 66.6% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.7% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Indonesia

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Indonesia are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.1% more for restaurants

	Libya	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.61 LYD22.730	$1.78 IDR29,167.76	-61.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.10 LYD20.210	$3.24 IDR52,911.00	-21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 LYD2.340	$0.63 IDR10,291.51	+32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.13 LYD0.660	$0.41 IDR6,752.91	+210.0%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 93.6% more for groceries

	Libya	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.29 LYD1.450	$1.24 IDR20,308.30	+321.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.75 LYD13.590	$4.54 IDR74,193.13	+64.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.55 LYD17.510	$5.19 IDR84,881.76	+46.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 LYD8.310	$1.62 IDR26,509.19	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.56 LYD7.700	$1.41 IDR23,009.15	-9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 LYD3.490	$1.17 IDR19,168.05	+65.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 LYD2.950	$0.62 IDR10,130.78	+3.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 LYD2.080	$0.81 IDR13,272.98	+92.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LYD1.210	$0.54 IDR8,881.63	+122.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 LYD1.360	$0.56 IDR9,186.84	+104.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 LYD1.420	$0.92 IDR15,101.45	+221.9%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 7.3 times more for transportation

	Libya	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.12 LYD0.570	$3.10 IDR50,671.81	+2565.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.74 LYD117.090	$12.11 IDR197,912.58	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,046.81 LYD79,151.110	$24,176.29 IDR395,167,492.44	+50.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.88 LYD53.670	$3.88 IDR63,489.22	-64.3%
Average			+625.6%

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pay 66.6% more for housing

	Libya	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.85 LYD147.260	$26.66 IDR435,839.86	-10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.92 LYD946.660	$279.33 IDR4,565,684.90	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$108.81 LYD536.700	$164.17 IDR2,683,450.29	+50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.03 LYD84.000	$47.78 IDR781,047.50	+180.6%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Libya	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.75 LYD289.800	$112.28 IDR1,835,186.86	+91.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,219.10 LYD6,013.230	$6,061.21 IDR99,072,011.01	+397.2%
Average			+244.1%

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pay 88.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Libya	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.68 LYD3.370	$2.74 IDR44,841.35	+301.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.63 LYD3.090	$1.71 IDR27,998.58	+173.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.33 LYD11.490	$2.18 IDR35,563.36	-6.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.64 LYD126.480	$26.72 IDR436,778.89	+4.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.44 LYD21.890	$3.16 IDR51,599.01	-28.9%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Libya	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.50 LYD160.280	$41.98 IDR686,203.81	+29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.80 LYD161.780	$27.98 IDR457,407.10	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$45.23 LYD223.110	$68.38 IDR1,117,760.07	+51.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 LYD325.460	$65.14 IDR1,064,655.59	-1.3%
Average			+16.1%

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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: February 2025

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