Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 70.4% more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.0% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 91.6% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 34.7% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 70.7% more in Indonesia

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Indonesia are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.0% more for restaurants

	Nepal	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR214.97	$1.78 IDR29,614.44	+13.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR916.81	$3.24 IDR53,721.30	-51.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR56.78	$0.63 IDR10,449.11	+51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.52	$0.41 IDR6,856.32	+162.5%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 91.6% more for groceries

	Nepal	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR63.49	$1.24 IDR20,619.31	+167.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR438.25	$4.54 IDR75,329.36	+41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR384.20	$5.19 IDR86,181.67	+84.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR204.98	$1.62 IDR26,915.16	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR193.14	$1.41 IDR23,361.53	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR134.80	$1.17 IDR19,461.60	+18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR55.11	$0.62 IDR10,285.93	+53.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR64.99	$0.81 IDR13,476.25	+70.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.47	$0.54 IDR9,017.65	+103.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.29	$0.56 IDR9,327.53	+203.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.65	$0.92 IDR15,332.72	+254.3%
Average			+91.6%

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pay 34.7% less for transportation

	Nepal	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR661.64	$3.10 IDR51,447.82	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,177.36	$12.11 IDR200,943.50	-24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,217,670.88	$24,176.29 IDR401,219,252.32	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,245.25	$3.88 IDR64,461.52	-57.4%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Nepal	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,271.37	$26.66 IDR442,514.50	+186.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,463.39	$279.33 IDR4,635,605.70	+233.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,209.62	$164.17 IDR2,724,545.77	+211.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,833.21	$47.78 IDR793,008.79	+130.6%
Average			+190.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,052.98	$112.28 IDR1,863,291.67	+117.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR388,204.72	$6,061.21 IDR100,589,241.13	+113.5%
Average			+115.6%

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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR301.56	$2.74 IDR45,528.07	+24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR214.15	$1.71 IDR28,427.36	+9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR397.15	$2.18 IDR36,107.99	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,272.92	$26.72 IDR443,467.90	+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR404.26	$3.16 IDR52,389.22	+6.8%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 70.7% more for clothing

	Nepal	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,920.70	$41.98 IDR696,712.63	+96.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,692.85	$27.98 IDR464,412.03	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,509.97	$68.38 IDR1,134,877.92	+69.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,178.36	$65.14 IDR1,080,960.17	+113.1%
Average			+70.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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