Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 21.7% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 32.8% less for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
MGA13,632
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.30
MGA20,195
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
MGA4,325
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MGA3,057
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MGA4,319
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
MGA24,294
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
MGA17,433
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MGA8,482
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
MGA11,794
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
MGA3,015
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
MGA1,493
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MGA2,576
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,584
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,328
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
MGA1,729
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
MGA20,115
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,817.99
MGA55,536,170
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
MGA58,565
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.38
MGA274,363
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$241.73
MGA1,135,967
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$65.00
MGA305,475
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.96
MGA169,000
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$89.71
MGA421,570
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,292.35
MGA53,066,030
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,291
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.13
MGA5,318
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.46
MGA11,562
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.89
MGA145,151
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
MGA30,292
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 70.9% more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.15
MGA66,506
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.67
MGA73,628
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.98
MGA338,266
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.39
MGA269,687
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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