Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 34.6% cheaper than Marshall Islands.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Marshall Islands, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Marshall Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$1.78
IDR28,370.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$3.24
IDR51,464.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$0.63
IDR10,010.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.41
IDR6,568.25
|
|
pay 66.8% less for groceries
Marshall Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$1.24
IDR19,752.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$4.54
IDR72,164.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$5.19
IDR82,560.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.62
IDR25,784.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$1.41
IDR22,379.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.17
IDR18,643.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$0.62
IDR9,853.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$0.81
IDR12,910.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$0.54
IDR8,638.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.56
IDR8,935.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$0.92
IDR14,688.52
|
|
pay 32.3% less for transportation
Marshall Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$3.10
IDR49,286.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.11
IDR192,500.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$24,176.29
IDR384,361,899.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$3.88
IDR61,753.15
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Marshall Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$26.66
IDR423,922.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$279.33
IDR4,440,839.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$164.17
IDR2,610,073.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$47.78
IDR759,690.27
|
|
pay 22.3% more for childcare
Marshall Islands
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$112.28
IDR1,785,004.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$6,061.21
IDR96,362,952.70
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Marshall Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$2.74
IDR43,615.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$1.71
IDR27,232.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.18
IDR34,590.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$26.72
IDR424,835.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.16
IDR50,188.07
|
|
pay 14.8% more for clothing
Marshall Islands
|
Indonesia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$41.98
IDR667,440.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$27.98
IDR444,899.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$68.38
IDR1,087,195.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$65.14
IDR1,035,543.29
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