Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 56.9% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.2% less in Indonesia
- Groceries
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pay 26.0% less in Indonesia
- Transportation
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pay 63.7% less in Indonesia
- Housing
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pay 68.8% less in Indonesia
- Childcare
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pay 63.0% less in Indonesia
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 58.6% less in Indonesia
- Clothing
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pay 37.0% less in Indonesia
Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Indonesia.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.66
|
$1.78
IDR29,523.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.86
|
$3.24
IDR53,556.95
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.62
|
$0.63
IDR10,417.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.07
|
$0.41
IDR6,835.35
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.59
|
$1.24
IDR20,556.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.51
|
$4.54
IDR75,098.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.92
|
$5.19
IDR85,918.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.93
|
$1.62
IDR26,832.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.12
|
$1.41
IDR23,290.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.17
IDR19,402.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.62
IDR10,254.46
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.81
IDR13,435.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.46
|
$0.54
IDR8,990.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.56
IDR9,298.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.92
IDR15,285.82
|
|
pay 63.7% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.93
|
$3.10
IDR51,290.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€85.23
|
$12.11
IDR200,328.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,388.61
|
$24,176.29
IDR399,991,817.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.22
|
$3.88
IDR64,264.31
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€38.32
|
$26.66
IDR441,160.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,145.87
|
$279.33
IDR4,621,424.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€934.95
|
$164.17
IDR2,716,210.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€166.89
|
$47.78
IDR790,582.76
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,447.01
|
$112.28
IDR1,857,591.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,044.96
|
$6,061.21
IDR100,281,512.17
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.93
|
$2.74
IDR45,388.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.20
|
$1.71
IDR28,340.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.24
|
$2.18
IDR35,997.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.66
|
$26.72
IDR442,111.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.39
|
$3.16
IDR52,228.94
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.97
|
$41.98
IDR694,581.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€34.00
|
$27.98
IDR462,991.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€82.31
|
$68.38
IDR1,131,406.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€105.36
|
$65.14
IDR1,077,653.23
|
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