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Indonesia vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 29.1% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.6% more in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 15.6% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 6.1% more in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.9% more in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 41.4% more in Indonesia

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Indonesia are more expensive than in Nigeria. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Indonesia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.6% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.61 NGN4,034.53	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	-31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.61 NGN8,664.77	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 NGN587.72	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	+65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 NGN349.68	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	+82.6%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NGN1,958.88	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.51 NGN3,885.31	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	+80.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.86 NGN15,236.80	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 NGN2,896.07	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN3,145.52	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	-30.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 NGN2,702.06	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 NGN1,395.23	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	-31.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 NGN1,132.48	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 NGN1,217.61	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	-31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 NGN1,264.15	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 NGN1,289.68	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	+10.7%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 15.6% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,723.02	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	+28.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.26 NGN56,032.48	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	-66.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,757.94 NGN25,899,286.16	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	+44.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.54 NGN19,376.66	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	-69.0%
Average			-15.6%

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Nigeria	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.99 NGN46,356.14	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.80 NGN1,130,992.87	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	-61.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$456.14 NGN704,965.95	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.28 NGN28,254.28	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	+161.4%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$85.98 NGN132,885.28	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	+30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,787.42 NGN2,762,452.91	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	+239.1%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 28.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.91 NGN1,399.29	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	+203.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 NGN3,146.26	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.60 NGN2,471.89	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	+36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.79 NGN56,860.91	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	-27.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 NGN9,994.55	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	-51.2%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 41.4% more for clothing

	Nigeria	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.81 NGN27,530.64	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	+135.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.83 NGN44,563.18	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.22 NGN88,429.73	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$57.36 NGN88,654.78	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	+13.5%
Average			+41.4%

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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: January 2025

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