Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 48.4% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.43
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.77
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€1.99
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 20.8% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.10
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.05
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.49
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 48.5% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.22
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,801.05
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.00
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.81
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€859.77
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€714.76
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.80
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€532.38
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,098.05
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.48
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€50.92
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.50
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.23
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€35.92
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.39
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.56
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
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