Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 46.5% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Malta, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.93
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.07
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.48
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.21
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.42
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.97
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.27
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.19
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.66
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.28
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€908.30
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€771.57
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€563.23
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.29
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€54.51
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Malta
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€95.48
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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