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Indonesia vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 25.0% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 38.9% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 10.5% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 42.0% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 24.4% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.4% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 18.1% less in Indonesia

Expenses including transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.9% less for restaurants

	Lima	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN19.58	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.84	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-46.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.10	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	-24.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.91	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	-18.8%
Average			-38.9%

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pay 10.5% more for groceries

	Lima	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN9.08	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-48.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.82	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	+7.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN18.56	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	+4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN10.14	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.42	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.28	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	+34.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.89	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	+23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.80	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	+68.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.96	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	+3.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN2.00	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	+5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.79	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+94.0%
Average			+10.5%

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pay 42.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN20.18	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	-42.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN89.38	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN86,801.71	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN75.48	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-80.7%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 24.4% less for housing

	Lima	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN99.54	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,156.90	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-51.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,362.93	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN164.91	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	+8.6%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Lima	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN800.73	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	-47.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN29,298.06	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	-22.5%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.95	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.82	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.86	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	-59.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN114.35	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN29.79	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-60.3%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 18.1% less for clothing

	Lima	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN160.36	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	-1.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN131.09	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN319.30	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	-19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN353.56	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	-31.0%
Average			-18.1%

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