Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 16.3% cheaper than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 22.5% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 38.4% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 9.7% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Indonesia

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

Indonesia vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% less for restaurants

	Namibia	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD153.10	$1.78 IDR29,978.06	-77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD81.45	$3.24 IDR54,380.91	-23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD16.04	$0.63 IDR10,577.41	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD13.16	$0.41 IDR6,940.51	-39.6%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Namibia	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD16.86	$1.24 IDR20,872.48	+41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD64.20	$4.54 IDR76,254.27	+36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD98.49	$5.19 IDR87,239.84	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD49.39	$1.62 IDR27,245.63	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD44.86	$1.41 IDR23,648.37	-39.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD15.29	$1.17 IDR19,700.55	+47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD14.75	$0.62 IDR10,412.22	-19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.72	$0.81 IDR13,641.71	+13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD16.01	$0.54 IDR9,128.37	-34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.61	$0.56 IDR9,442.05	-38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.95	$0.92 IDR15,520.98	-0.9%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 22.5% less for transportation

	Namibia	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD91.85	$3.10 IDR52,079.51	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD656.16	$12.11 IDR203,410.75	-64.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD300,738.83	$24,176.29 IDR406,145,546.14	+54.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD136.70	$3.88 IDR65,252.99	-45.3%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 38.4% less for housing

	Namibia	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,230.16	$26.66 IDR447,947.83	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,706.24	$279.33 IDR4,692,523.10	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD6,317.33	$164.17 IDR2,757,998.58	-50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD990.84	$47.78 IDR802,745.59	-7.2%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 9.7% less for childcare

	Namibia	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,262.56	$112.28 IDR1,886,169.74	-33.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD102,081.69	$6,061.21 IDR101,824,306.88	+14.3%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD28.71	$2.74 IDR46,087.08	+84.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD34.75	$1.71 IDR28,776.40	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD57.14	$2.18 IDR36,551.33	-26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD668.37	$26.72 IDR448,912.94	-23.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD94.32	$3.16 IDR53,032.47	-35.6%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Namibia	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD721.77	$41.98 IDR705,267.08	+12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD519.18	$27.98 IDR470,114.22	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,348.77	$68.38 IDR1,148,812.30	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,339.65	$65.14 IDR1,094,232.54	-6.4%
Average			+1.8%

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